Training Methods Flashcards
Interval training
Interval training is where you do a period of high-intensity training followed by a period of rest. E.g 45 seconds high-intensity then 45 seconds rest. Doing this will help you prove different parts of your fitness depending on what exercise you do.
Fartlek training
This is a method used by runners (mainly x-country) where terrain and speed is constantly changing. Fartlek means speed and play in Swedish. What you do is you do one exercise then move onto the next at a different incline and at a different speed. Fartlek training involves doing different exercises and in each one changing time, distance, gradients and efforts.
Continuous training
Where you a doing exercise at moderately high or high work effort/rate. This could be anything from 60% to 100%
This is done with no rest and an example of this would be the 12 minute cooper run. This is running as far as you can in twelve minutes with no rest. Doing this activity would increase your aerobic fitness.
Circuit training
This is a series of exercises all done for a certain amount of time and one after the other. You can have rests in between each exercise. The idea of this is to create a better fitness level for yourself and you can focus on whatever you want by changing the activities that you do.
Weight training
This is shifting weights to increase the strength of your muscles. You do this using a process of reps and sets. Reps are how many completed movements you do and set and how many of those reps that you do.
Plyometric training
These are exercises where muscles use maximum force in short intervals of time. When doing this you do one activity e.g burpees then move onto the next e.g sergeant jump. These are meant to be done at your full potential and where it is necessary, at your full potential .
