Training Principles Flashcards
Specificity
Work on particular area of body relating to sport
Get better at what you do
Overload
Exert beyond normal stress level
Push yourself
Individualization
Training for needs of individual: adress steength, weakness, previous injury, goals, needs
Adaptations
Way body programmed to remember activites
Practice makes perfect
Progression
Start slowly and gradually increase
Maintenance
Desired level of fitness is reached
Train at same volume
Reversibility/Retrogression/Plateau
Stop trainting
Dont overload
=training effects reversed
Warm up
Ex or stretch in preparation for sport or activity
Warm up benefits
INCREASE
Speed of contraction and relaxation of M
Prevent injury and M stiffness
Blood flow and oxygenation and pulse rate
Helps concentration
Cool down
Transition from intense PA to typical activity level
Cool down Benefits
Helps lactic acid removal
DECREASE
Doms
Dizziness
Adrenalin in blood
Allow HR to gradually return to normal rate