Principles of training Flashcards
1
Q
What does Sporr stand for ?
A
Specificity
Progressive
Overload
Reversibility
Recovery
2
Q
What is specificity ?
A
Needs to be relevant to your sport:
- Same energy system
- Same muscle fibres
- Same skills
- Same movement
3
Q
What is progressive overload ?
A
- Gradually increasing intensity and time of training to improve fitness
- E.g Progression of power: Heavier weights
- Every week the weight is increased
- But too much overload = risk of injury
4
Q
What is recovery ?
A
- Allows the body to rest and recover from training
- Research suggest a 3:1 ratio, of exercise to rest
4
Q
What is reversibility ?
A
- Known as detraining
- if training stops, the adaptation will deteriorate
5
Q
What does FITT stand for ?
A
F = frequency = how often
I = intensity = how hard
T = time = how long
T = type = different forms
