Soc7 - Methods Of Training Flashcards
What is adaptation?
Adaptation is when the body reacts to a hard training session by increasing its ability to cope with future punishing training sessions.
How can you tell when adaptation is happening?
You can tell adaptation is occurring when you rest, this way your body has time to repair body tissues and get you working even harder than before.
What is overtraining?
Overtraining happens when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover.
Why do we need progressive overload?
We need to to improve a specific area of a sport, doing this means adding on each time. This comes with dangers, such as overtraining during progressive overload.
What is interval training?
Physical training involving alternating stages of high and low-intensity activity.
What is continuous training?
Continuous training is steady training. Your heart rate will not be very high but will be in the target zone for aerobic fitness. (A session is usually 15mins).
What is Fartlek training?
Fartlek is a swedish word for ‘speed’ and ‘play’. It is a combination of fast and slow running and pre-dates interval training.
What is plyometric training?
Exercise where muscles use maximum force for short intervals of time
What is circuit training?
A series of exercises with breaks in between
