Principles of Exercise Part 1

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Why is it important to understand training principles?

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To ensure no time or days are wasted during workouts

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What is one of the benefits of correct fitness program design?

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To align with desired fitness goals

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Understanding training principles can help lower the chance of: Proper nutrition, Under/over training, Immediate results, Increased time for recovery

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Under/over training

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Which principle of exercise suggests that a workout must be challenging enough to cause the body to adapt and improve?

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Principle of Overload

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Which principle of exercise emphasizes that the training should be relevant to the sport or activity for which you are training?

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Principle of Specificity

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What principle of exercise is based on the concept that the body will revert to its original fitness level if exercise is stopped?

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Principle of Reversibility

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What is the principle of overload in the context of exercise?

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The concept that exercise must become more challenging over the course of a training program to continue producing results.

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What does the overload principle involve?

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Pushing the body to work harder than it can right now on purpose.

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According to the overload principle, what happens when you increase the demand on your body systems?

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The body systems become stronger and function better.

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Which of the following is an example of applying the overload principle? Options: Lifting the same weight every session without increasing it. Lifting enough weight on the bench press to ensure that it is challenging enough for you. Performing fewer repetitions each session to make the exercise easier. Avoiding weight lifting to focus solely on cardiovascular exercises.

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Lifting enough weight on the bench press to ensure that it is challenging enough for you.