Week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
FITT Principle
A
Frequency
Intensity
Type
Time
2
Q
Purpose of warmup
A
-Activates aerobic pathways
-Activates neural muscle pathways
3
Q
Optimal warmup for resistance training
A
-General: 5 to 15 min cycling
-Specific: 1 set of 50-80% of 1RM
-Study showed best type is long duration + low intensity
4
Q
Purpose of cooldown
A
-Maintains blood flow in body
-Removes metabolites
-Removes blood pooling
-Maintains temperature homeostasis
5
Q
What are college football players subject to during the season?
A
Reversibility, as there’s a loss of overload/specificity during the season
