Training Method Flashcards
What are the advantages of continuous training?
- no equipment needed.
- easy to organise and carry out.
- sport specific training.
What are the disadvantages of continuous training?
- long distance running can be boring.
- high risks of injury from running on hard surfaces
- doesn’t help anaerobic endurance.
what are the advantages of fartlek training?
- sport specific
- adds variety to your exercise stops it from being boring.
- controlled intensity.
- good for your stamina
what are the disadvantages of fartlek training?
- you have to be motivated to do this exercise.
- need to be able to monitor intensity.
- you also need good self discipline.
what are the advantages of interval training?
- good for speed.
- good for stamina.
- easy to measure progress.
- its a mixture of anaerobic and aerobic endurance.
- its also easy to organise and carry out.
what are the disadvantages of interval training?
- can be boring
- difficult to keep going for long periods of time.
- requires certain levels of fitness/stamina.
what are the advantages of circuit training?
- good for speed and stamina.
- develops strength and endurance.
- can be adjusted to age, fitness and he health of an athlete.
- wide range of exercise.
- good for almost any type of training.
what are the disadvantages of circuit training?
- will cost to set up for equipment.
- need specialised equipment.
- also need equipment for health and safety monitoring
what are the components of fitness for continuous training?
*aerobic endurance
what are the components of fitness for fartlek training/
*anaerobic endurance
what are the components of fitness for interval training?
- anaerobic endurance
* aerobic endurance
what are the components of fitness for circuit training?
*all of them
what are the 4 types of training methods?
- continuous training
- fartlek training
- interval training
- circuit training
how do you measure intensity?
- heart rate. (BPM)
* echelle de borg scale (RPE)
What is heart rate measured in?
*BPM (beats per minuet)
how do you calculate HR max?
*take away from your age
How do you calculate an individuals aerobic training zone?
*60% to 85% of your maximum heart rate
what benefits do athletes get from training in there aerobic training zone?
*develops cardiovascular endurance
Explain how the borg scale works.
*an athlete picks on a scale of 6-20 on how hard they think they have worked.
disadvantages of the borg scale are.
*athlete ca overrate or underrate on how hard they have worked if they are not experienced with working with the borg scale.
how can you calculate your HR by using the borg scale?
*what ever number you chose times it by 10
what types or training would have high intensity?
*circuit training
what types of training would have low intensity?
*continuous training
what are the three types of flexibility training?
- Static
- ballistic
- PNF