Chapter 4.2 (Preparation and Training Methods) Flashcards
Define Rating Perceived Exertion (RPE)
Simply giving an opinion about how hard you feel your body is working during exercise
Define Quantitive Data
Can be written down or measured with numbers
Define Qualitative Data
Is descriptive and looks at the way people think or feel
Define Objective
Involves facts
Define Subjective
Involves opinion
What is the Harvard step test?
This test involves stepping up and down on a bench to a set rhythm for five minutes. Recovery heart rates are then recorded
Define Validity
When the test actually measures what it sets out tot do
Define Reliability
Means the test can be repeated accurately
Define Static Stretching
When the muscle is held in position for 30 seconds or more
Define Ballistic Stretching
Involves performing a stretch with swinging or bouncing movements to push a body part even further
What are the principles of training? (SPORR)
Specificity Progression Overload Reversibility Recovery
Define adaptation
A change that takes place in the body as a result of training
What are the FITT principles to improve performance?
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
Define periodisation
Dividing the training year into specific sections for a specific purpose
Define macrocycle
Period of training involving a long-term performance goal
Define preparation period
Similar to pre-season training where fitness is developed
Define competition period
The performance period where skills and techniques are refined
Define transition period
The end of the season where rest and recovery takes place
Define mesocycle
Usually a 4 to 12 week period of training with a particular focus such as power
Define microcycle
The description of a week or a few days of training sessions
Define tapering
Reducing the volume and/or intensity of training prior to competition
Define peaking
Planning and organising training so a performer is at their peak, both physically and mentally, for a major competition
Define double periodisation
When an athlete is required to peak more than once in a season
What is continuous training?
Low intensity exercise for extended periods of time without rest. Key for developing aerobic power and stamina
