principles of training and overload Flashcards
principles of training (5)
Tedium
Overload
Progression
reversibility
specificity
tedium
Variety within a training program to prevent boredom
overload
Training is harder and more intense than normal
progression
The amount of training gradually increases
reversibility
Progress made is lost and fitness decreases
specificity
Training is specific to a Component of Fitness
principles of overload ( FITT)
Frequency
intensity
time
type
F IN FITT
To increase frequency, you should work out 3 times instead of 1 or 2 a week
I IN FITT
To increase intensity, you can increase the difficulty, you can increase the amount of exercise or increase weight or reps
T1 IN FITT
Increasing the amount of time is doing 3 hours a day instead of 30 mins
T2 IN FITT
Type is the fitness component you are training for, so power, endurance etc..