Soc:5 Principles Of Training

Question 1

Specificity

Answer 1

Specificity means matching training to the requirements of an activity. Every sport has its own specialist needs; divers and long-distance runners obviously train in different ways. Specificity in football in football might mean concentrating on cardiovascular fitness or speed.

Question 2

Progressive overload

Answer 2

Gradually increasing the amount of overload to improve fitness. If you drastically increase your overload they you may get injured. A weight lifter looking to improve their strength in the gym may lift 80kg for 10 reps in Week 1. Then increase that weight to 82.5kg in Week 2.

Question 3

Individual needs

Answer 3

When planning training sessions, the needs of the individual athlete comes first. Using someone else’s programme will not work because every athlete has different needs-and a different starting point -and the training should focus on these. For example a first-time marathon runner using a experienced marathon runner’s training programme (Mo Farah). They would not have the levels of fitness.

Question 4

FITT principle

Answer 4

The FITT principle enables you to plan an exercise programme to get the most out of it as safely as possible.

F-Frequency (how often),
I-intensity (how hard),
T-Time (how long),
T-Type (what method).