principles of training Flashcards
1
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What are the principles of training?
A
Specificity, individual needs, progressive overload, reversibility, overtraining
2
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What are individual needs?
A
Age, fitness level, gender, experience
3
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What is specificity?
A
Training should be matched to the requirements of the activity that the performer is involved in
4
Q
what does FITT stand for?
A
frequency,intensity,type and time
5
Q
what is reversability?
A
it occurs when a break has been taken and muscles start to reverse back to their normal state.
6
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what is overtraining
A
it occurs when a person is training too much and not getting enough rest, it leads to overuse injuries such as tennis elbow or golfers elbow.
