principles of training Flashcards
What does SPORT stand for
Specificity Progression Overload Reversibility Tedium
Define Specificity
training should be relevant and appropriate to the sport for which the individual is training in order to produce the desired effect
Define progression
Gradual & steady increase of training
Define Overload
Stressing the body systems beyond the normal levels
Define reversibility
Reversal or deadaptaion of the body fitness
What does progression do?
making training longer, harder and more frequent
What can contribute in reversibility?
Injuries
Demotivation
What does FITT contribute in
Overload
What does FITT stand for?
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
give an example of what can decrease if training stops or decreases in intensity for any length of time
musclar strength
what types of things does specificity depend on
Individual
Sport and position
Components of fitness
what type of training could you have
weighty training
