Soc 5 Principles Of Training Flashcards
What are the principles of training
Specificity
Progressive overload
Individual needs
FITT(frequency,intensity,time,type)
What are these terms
Specificity
Progressive overload
Individual needs
FITT(frequency,intensity,time,type)
Principles of training
What is specificity
Matching training to the requirements of an activity
What does progressive overload mean
Working at a higher range of intensity than the minimum threshold of training
Frequency
how often you train. Frequency can
be adjusted to help you manage progressive overload.
Intensity
how hard someone trains. Intensity may
vary depending on the aims and type of training
Type
the method of training to achieve
particular goals.
Time
how long each training session must last in
order to be of any benefit and to achieve improvement.
RRRO
Rest
Recovery
Reversibility
Overtraining
Why is rest and recovery
The human body reacts to a hard
training session by increasing its
ability to cope with future
punishing training sessions.
What is rest
The period of time allocated to recovery
What is recovery
Repair of damage to the body
caused by training or competition.
What is adaptation
Your body’s response to training
and how your body changes to cope with new
activity.
What is overtraining
Training beyond your body’s ability to recover.
What is reversibility
Gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level
