Principles Of Training

Question 1

What are the Principles of training?

Answer 1

• Specificity
• Progressive Overload
• Individual needs
• FITT (frequency, intensity, time and type)

Question 2

What is Specificity?

Answer 2

Matching training to requirements of a sport/activity

Question 3

What is Progressive Overload?

Answer 3

Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness but without injury. It means working at a higher range of intensity than the minimum threshold of training.

Question 4

What is your minimum threshold of training?

Answer 4

The area between the minimum and maximum threshold of training is called the target zone. (60%-80%)

Question 5

Individual needs

Answer 5

Matching training to a requirement of an individual

Question 6

What is FITT?

Answer 6

• Frequency (how often)
• Intensity (how hard/target zone)
• Time (how long each training session lasts to be of any benefit)
• Type (method of training to achieve certain goals)

Question 7

What does RRRO stand for …

Answer 7

Rest
Recovery
Reversibility
Overtraining

Question 8

Rest

Answer 8

The period of time allocated to recovery

Question 9

Recovery

Answer 9

Repair of damage to the body caused by training or competition

Question 10

Adaptation

Answer 10

Your body’s response to training and how your body chabges to cope with new activity

Question 11

Overtraining

Answer 11

When yo train beyond your body’s ability to recover

Question 12

Reversibility

Answer 12

Gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level. This happens when a person is ill or injured

Question 13

What are signs of overtraining?

Answer 13

• Illness
• Injury
• Fatigue