Principles Of Training

Question 1

What are the principles of training?

Answer 1

Individual needs, Specificity, Progressive overload, FITT

Question 2

What is progressive overload

Answer 2

Gradually increasing the amount of overload so as to gain fitness without the risk of injury.

Question 3

What is specificity

Answer 3

The particular requirement of an activity. Every sport has its own specialist needs.

Question 4

What are individual needs?

Answer 4

Matching training to the requirements of an individual. When planning your training, the needs of the individual come first.

Question 5

What does FITT stand for

Answer 5

Frequency - how many times a week are you going to train
Intensity - eg. How many sets and reps are you doing, what weight are you doing, level, or incline
Type - what type of training are you going to be doing
Time - How long you exercise for in order to achieve improvement

Question 6

What does overload mean

Answer 6

To work at a higher range of intensity than the minimum required to improve fitness while staying below the maximum