Topic 1.1.4 Flashcards
What are the 6 types of training?
Interval, Fartlek, Circuit, Continuous, Cross and Weight training.
What is Interval Training?
A short, intense work period followed by a rest period. It is useful for developing speed.
What is Fartlek Training?
Involves fast and slow running over a variety of terrain or hills. It is useful for individual sports.
What is Circuit Training?
Involved a number of exercises set up at stations. It may incorporate skills. It can be useful to team sports.
What is Continuous Training?
Slow and steady training. It is useful to improve aerobic fitness.
What is Cross Training?
A mix of training methods to incorporate variety and avoid overuse injuries. A runner may use the cross trainer in the gym as part of their fitness programme, to improve aerobic fitness but avoid overuse injuries to their knees. May also incorporate circuits.
What is Weight Training?
Uses resistance either by weight lifted or the number of repetitions the exercise is performed. Useful for sports which require Strength.
What is Aerobic Training?
Involves Oxygen, lower intensity training.
What is Anaerobic Training?
Without Oxygen, involves short, sharp, intense burst of training.
How do you work out your Maximum Heart Rate?
220-your age=Maximum Heart Rate.
What are the FITT principles?
Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type.
What is Progressive Overload?
Making training gradually harder the fitter you get.
What is Specificity?
Matching training to requirement of your sport.
What is Reversibility?
Physical benefits gained from training will be reversed when you stop.
What does SMART stand for?
Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time-Bound
