Section #6 Flashcards
Training Plans
Outline of the form of training, length of time, future changes, and specific exercises to be performed.
Uses long and short term goals.
Acute Variables
Important components that specify how an exercise is to be performed.
“Exercise Training Variables”
Periodization
Form of program design. Micromanagement or planned manipulation of training variables in an organized fashion to improve performance over time.
2 Primary Objectives:
1) Dividing the training program into distinct periods. (Macrocycle, Mesocycle, Microcycle)
2) Training different forms of strength in each period.
Macrocycle
Annual (Yearly) Plan
Outlines training schedule, projected fitness evaluation sessions, planned recovery periods.
Typically divided into preparatory (Pre-season), Competitive (In-season), Transition Periods (Off-season)
Mesocycle
Monthly Plan
Outlines the specific days of each workout and the style of training used.
Does not need to be a 1 month duration.
Microcycle
Weekly Plan
Details the specific workouts for the week.
Typically 7 days but can be 10 days.
3 - 6 microcycles form a mesocycle.
Linear Periodization
“Linear Load Progression”
Traditional program design that aims to increase intensity and decrease volume over time.
Ex: 4 weeks light loads for muscular endurance (60% - 70% of 1 RM), 4 weeks moderate to heavy loads (70%-85% of 1 RM), then 4 weeks of heavy to max loads for muscle hypertrophy (85%-100% of 1 RM).
Undulating (Nonlinear) Periodization
Program design that uses changes in volume, intensity, and exercise selection to provide loading differences on a daily or weekly basis.
Mentally beneficial because the workouts do not become boring.
What term refers to excessive frequency, volume, or intensity of training resulting in reduction of performance, which is also caused by a lack of proper rest and recovery?
Overtraining
Which of the following is a traditional method of program design that aims to gradually increase the intensity of the training load while simultaneously decreasing volume over a set period of time?
Linear Periodization
Workout Template 6 Parts:
Warm-Up Activation Skill-Development Resistance Training Client's Choice Cool Down
What is the second section of the OPT programming template?
Activation
Training Fundamental Movement Patterns (6)
Pushing Pulling Pressing Hip Hinge Squatting Multiplanar Movement
Compound (multijoint) Movement Pattern
Exercise or movement that involves multiple joints and muscle groups.
Ex: Squat (ankles, knees, hips)
Phase #1: Stabilization Endurance Training
Teach proper movement patterns.
Teach basic exercise skills.
Improve core and joint/flexibility stability and posture.
Correcting muscle imbalances.
Improving muscular endurance and aerobic capacity.
Enhancing proprioception.
Promoting confidence.
Proprioceptive
Unstable yet controllable.
Intervertebral Stability
Stability and support of individual spine segments.
Which fundamental movement pattern is used in activities of daily living, such as sitting down and standing up from a chair?
Squatting
Phase #2: Strength Endurance Training
Hybrid form of training that promotes increased stabilization, endurance, hypertrophy, and strength.
Protocol: Uses supersets and high volume.
Phase #3: Muscular Development Training
Hypertrophy is main goal. (adaptation of muscular development)
Increase volume and intensity.
Ideal for weight loss (metabolism) and conditioning because acute variables can be manipulated to increase stress on aerobic and anaerobic.
Phase #4: Maximal Strength Training
Lift progressively heavier loads near or at max intensity.
Increase intensity, decrease reps.
Maximal Strength.
What is the focus of the second level (3 levels) of training in the OPT model?
Main adaptation of strength.
Muscle hypertrophy is the primary goal of which phase of training within the OPT model?
Phase 3 - Muscular Development Training
What term refers to low-intensity exercise consisting of movements that mimic those to be included in the upcoming sets of more intense exercise?
Specific Warm Up
TRUE OR FALSE? A Phase 5 flexibility routine typically involves static and dynamic stretching.
False
With regard to the application of the OPT model for the goal of body fat reduction, what is the best way to increase the calories burned?
Move more through both structured exercise and daily physical activity
Which of the following is a characteristic of linear periodization?
Increase intensity while decrease volume.
Which phase of the OPT model introduces lifting near or at maximal intensity?
Phase 4 - Maximal Strength Training
Which component of a monthly training plan should always be performed before moving to the next month’s mesocycle?
Reassessment
Which of the following is an example of linear periodization?
4 weeks in phase 1 and 4 weeks in phase 2.
Which is a primary adaptation of the Power Training phase?
Rate of force production
What phase of the OPT model would hypertrophy fall under?
Phase 3 - Muscular Development Training
Which of the following is a characteristic of undulating periodization?
Changing acute variables on a weekly basis.
Which of the following exercises is not considered a compound exercise?
Seated Leg Extension
Which of the following is an optional component of an OPT workout and is based on client goals and fitness levels?
Skill Development
If you have a client who wants to increase speed, what phase of the OPT model would they fall into?
Phase 5 - Power
Training power for 2 days before moving on to 2 days of strength training would be an example of what kind of periodization?
Undulating Periodization
The hip hinge is an important fundamental movement. During a hip hinge, what movements are occurring?
Flexion & Extension
What are the three levels of the OPT model?
Stabilization
Strength
Power
Which of the following is considered an “under the water” foundational adaptation, per the “iceberg effect”?
Stability
Horizontal adduction is most common during what type of movement?
Pushing (door open)
Which of the following is not a purpose of an effective cool-down?
Increase breathing rate
Your client has shown great improvements in their mobility and flexibility. Following the OPT model, what phase would you recommend next?
Phase 2 - Strength Endurance Training
When developing a safe and effective warm-up for Phase 1, what is an important consideration for flexibility?
Self - Myofascial Techniques
What is another term for the annual training plan that outlines the entire year’s worth of programming?
Macrocycle
What two activities are part of a client’s warm-up?
Flexibility and Cardio
Core and balance exercises are a component of which part of an OPT workout?
Activation
Which of the following is the most effective type of exercise to increase proprioceptive demands in training?
Exercise w/ free weights
Which is a primary adaptation of the Strength Endurance training phase?
Muscular Endurance
During which Phase of OPT should the exerciser be most concerned with increasing the speed (repetition tempo) of exercises?
Phase 5 - Powerc
Which of the following core exercises best suits stabilization training?
Floor Bridge
What type of periodization uses changes in volume and intensity on a daily or weekly basis?
Undulating
What is defined as the specific outline created by a fitness professional that details the form of training, length of time, and specific exercises to be performed?
Training Plan
If a client performs a stabilization workout on Monday, a power workout on Wednesday, and an SAQ sports workout on Saturday, what kind of periodization is being used for their mesocycle?
Undulating