TRAINING METHODS Flashcards
WHAT IS CONTINOUS TRAINNING
COUNTINOUS TRAINNING INVOLVES EXERCISING AT A CONSTANT RATE, DOING ACTIVITIES LIKE RUNNING OR CYCLING FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES WITH NO BREAKES.
WHAT DOES CONTINOUS TRAINNING IMPROVE
IT IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE AND IT IS GREAT FOR BODY COMPOSITION. IT IS GOOD TRAINNING FOR AEROBIC ACTIVITIES LIKE LONG-DISTANCES RUNNING.
HOW IS OVERLOAD ACHIEVED IN CONTINOUS TRAINNING
BY INCREASING THE DURATION, DISTANCE, SPEED OR FREQUENCY
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF CONTINOUS TRAINNING
IT IS EASY TO DO- GOING FOR A RUN DOESNT REQUIRE SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT
NOT RESTING HELPS PREPARE FOR SPORTS WHERE YOU HAVE TO PLAY LONG PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT A BREAK
WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF CONTINOUS TRAINNING
IT ONLY INVOLVES AEROBIC ACTIVITY SO DOESNT IMPROVE ANAEROBIC FITNESS
IT CAN BECOME BORING DOING ONE EXERCISE AT A CONSTANT RATE
WHAT IS FARTLEK TRAINNING
IT IS A TYPE OF CONTINOUS TRAINING, BUT IT INVOLVES CHANGES IN THE INTENSITY OF THE EXERCISE OVER DIFFERENT INTERVALS
EXAMPLE OF FARTLEK TRAINNING
SPRINT FOR 10 SEC THAN JOG FOR 20 SEC (REPEATED FOR 4 MIN) FOLLOWED BY RUNNING UPHILL FOR 2MIN
WHAT DOES FARTLEK TRAINING IMPROVE
CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE AND ALSO HELPS TO IMPROVE SPEED.
IT IS GOOD FOR SPORTS THAT REQUIRE DIFFERENT PACES LIKE HOCKEY
HOW IS OVERLOAD ACHIEVED IN FARTLEK TRAINNING
BY INCREASING THE TIMES OR SPEEDS OF EACH BIT, OR THE TERRAIN DIFFICULTY
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF FARTLEK TRAINNING
ITS VERT ADAPTABLE SO YOU CAN EASILY TAILOR TRAINNING TO SUIT DIFFERENT SPORTS AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FITNESS
WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF FARTLEK TRAINNING
FREQUENT CHANGES TO INTESITIY CAN MEAN THAT TRAINING LACKS STRUCTURE- THIS CAN MAKE IT EASY TO SKIP THE HARD BITS AND ITS MORE DIFFICULT TO MONITOR PROGRESS
WHAT IS INTERVAL TRAINNING
INTERVAL TRAINNING USES FIXED PATTERNS OF PERIODS OF HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE AND EITHER LOW INTENSITY EXERCISE OR REST- IT HAS A STRICT STRUCTURE.
WHAT DOES INTERVAL TRAINNING IMPROVE
BY COMBINING HIGH/LOW INTENSIITY WORK, IT IMPROVE BOTH CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS AND ANAEROBIC FITNESS.
HIGH INTENSITY PERIODS CAN ALSO IMPROVE SPEED
IT IS GREAT FOR SPORTS IN WHICH YOU HAVE TO MOVE AEROBICALLY AND THAN HAVE TO MOVE FAST SUCH AS IN RUGBY.
HOW IS THE OVERLOAD IN INTERVAL TRAINNING
YOU HAVE TO INCREASE THE PROPORTION OF TIME SPENT ON THE HIGH INTENSITY EXERCISE, OR THE INTENSIITY- RUN FASTER
WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF INTERVAL TRAINNING
EASILY ADAPTED TO IMPROVE AEROBIC OR ANAEROBIC FITNESS BY CHANGING THE INTENSITIY AND LENGTH OF WORK AND RECOVERY PERIODS
WHAT ARE THE DISADVANTAGES OF INTERVAL TRAINNING
IT IS EXHAUSTING AND IT CAN MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO CARRY ON PUSHING YOURSELF
WHAT IS RESISTANCE TRAINNING
RESISTANCE TRAINNING MEANS USING YOUR MUSCLES AGAINST A RESISTANCE. OFTEN WIEGHT ARE USED AS THE RESISTANCE. YOU CAN ALSO USE ELASTIC ROPES AS REISTANCE OR BODY WEIGHT.
WHAT DOES RESISTANCE TRAINNING IMPROVE
DEVELOPS MUSCLE AND MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
ITS ANAEROBIC TRAINNING, IT IS GOOD FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN ANAEROBIC ACTIVITIES (SPRINTING)
INCREASING STRENGHT/POWER YOU CAN HIT OR KICK HARDER (FOOTBALL)
WHAT ARE THE TWO WAYS TO DO RESISTANCE TRAINNING
1) YOU CAN TRAIN BY CONTRACTING YOUR MUSCLES TO CREATE MOVEMENT (REP) AND A GROUP OF REPS IS CALLED A (SET)
2) YOU CAN TRAIN BY INCREASING THE TENSION IN A MUSCLE, WITHOUT CHANGING THE MUSCLE’S LENGTH (THERE IS NO MOVEMENT)
CONTRACTING TRAINNING EXAMPLE
BICEPS CURLS (RAISE A DUMBBELL UP TO YOUR CHEST AND BACK DOWN AGAIN)
INCREASINF THE TENSION EXAMPLE
THE WALL SIT (SIT WITH YOUR BACK TO THE WALL AND YOUR KNEES BENT AT 90 DEGREES AND HOLD IT).
WHAT TO DO TO INCREASE MUSCLAR ENDURANCE IN CONTRACTING TRAINNING
USE LOW WEIGHT BUT HIGHT NUMBER OF REPS
TO OVERLOAD GRADUALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REPS
WHAT TO DO TO INCREASE STRENGHT IN CONTRACTING TRAINNING
USE A HIGHT WEIGHT BUT A LOW NUMBER OF REPS
TO OVERLOAD GRADUALLY INCREASE THE WEIGHT BUT DECREASE THE REPS TO AVOID INJURY.
HOW DO YOU OVERLOAD IN TENSION TRAINNING
BY STAYING IN THE POSITION FOR LONGER, OR HOLDING WIGHTS WHILE IN THE POSITION.