Training Principles

Define the term 'over-training'.

Answer explanation

Overtraining definition: constant intense training that does not provide adequate time for recovery.

Overtraining occurs when a person exceeds their body's ability to recover from strenuous exercise.

Increasing the number of times you train per week is called....

• Duration

• Speed

• Intesnity

• Frequency

This principle relates to the type of training that you do and how to train the corresponding energy systems.

• Individuality

• Specificity

• Duality

• Type

List of all the Training Principles:

Answer explanation

Training Principles: Specificity, Intensity,

Time, Progression, Frequency, Maintenance, Variety, Diminishing returns, Detraining, Type, Individuality, Overtraining.

_____ ZONE is 70-85% max HR.

______ ZONE: 85-100% max HR

_____ will depend on what energy system you are focusing on.

Can be measured through by METS, Borgs RPE, %maxHR, talk test

• Effort

• Power

• Perceived Exhaustion

• Intensity

What Training Principle can mean 2 things:

1) How long a session lasts (at least 30mins for aerobic activities)

2) How long a training program goes for (12 weeks to see improvement in aerobic capacity)

• Type

• Time

• Duration

• Progression

Progression is when you gradually increase _____, load or ______. Because adaptations have occurred in the athletes body.

Explain Diminishing Returns.

Answer explanation

The closer an athlete gets to the genetic potential, the harder/slower it will be for them to improve.