A2 - Principles of training

"How often a person trains" is known as...

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Time

• Type

"How hard someone trains" is known as...

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Time

• Type

"How long a person trains for each session" is known as...

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Time

• Type

"What training method a person uses" is known as...

• Frequency

• Intensity

• Time

• Type

During Tom's 6 week training programme each week he increases the weight during his free weight training by 5kg. What additional principle of training is Tom applying?

• Intensity

• Type

• Progressive overload

• Specificity

In the 3rd week of Becky's training programme she suffers a muscle tear, what additional principle of training is likely to occur now she is injured?

• Individual needs

• Reversibility

• Rest and Recovery

• Adaptations

For the first week of her training Gemma runs a pace of 5.15 per km for her 5km run. In week 2 she runs a pace of 4.80 per km. What basic principle of training has Gemma changed in week 2?

• Frequency

• Intesity

• Progressive Overload

• Type

George completes a 6 week free weights training programme. At the end of the 6 weeks his bicep circumference has increased by 5cm. What additional principle of training has occurred?

• Progressive Overload

• Intensity

• Variation

• Adaptation

In his weekly training programme Bob does weight training on a Monday, on Wednesday he goes for a swim and on Friday he cycles. What additional principle of training has been applied to Bob's training programme?

• Specificity

• Variation

• Type

• Rest and Recovery

Lily is a swimmer and wants to improve her Aerobic endurance for her long distance swimming races. Where should the majority of her training take place to ensure Specificity has been applied to her training programme?

• In the gym

• On a bike

• In the pool

• In a sporthall