Principles Of Training

Question 1

Individual Needs

Answer 1

When planning training sessions, the needs of the individual athletes comes
first. Using someone else’s training programme will not work because every athlete has different needs – and a different starting point – and the training should focus on these.

Question 2

Specifity

Answer 2

Specifcity means the matching training to the requirements of an activity. Every sport has its own specific needs; divers and long distance runners obviously train in different ways.

Question 3

Progressive Overload

Answer 3

Progressive overload is when you gradually increase the amount of overload to improve fitness.

Question 4

The FITT Principle

Answer 4

•The FITT principle enables you to plan an exercise programme to get the most
out of it safely as possible.
FITT:
• Frequency (how often)
• Intensity (how hard)
• Time (how long)
• Type (what method)

Question 5

Overtraining

Answer 5

Overtraining occurs when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover.

Question 6

Reversibility

Answer 6

Reversibility means gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level.