Components Of Fitness And Principles Of Training

Question 1

What are the 10 components of fitness

Answer 1

Muscular endurance
Power
Reaction time
Speed
Muscular strength
Agility
Balance
Co-ordination
Cardiovascular endurance
Flexibility

Question 2

What is muscular endurance?

Answer 2

Ability to repeatedly use/contract muscles over a long period of time without fatiguing

Question 3

What is power?

Answer 3

Strength X Speed

Question 4

What is Reaction time?

Answer 4

Time take between the presentation of a stimulus and onset of movement

Question 5

What is speed?

Answer 5

Rate at which you are able to cover a set distance in a set time

Question 6

What is muscular strength?

Answer 6

Max amount of force a muscle group can apply

Question 7

What is agility?

Answer 7

Ability to change body position and direction quickly with control

Question 8

What is balance?

Answer 8

Ability to retain centre of mass over the base of support without falling

Question 9

What is co-ordination?

Answer 9

Ability to use 2 or more body parts together efficiently and accurately

Question 10

What is cardiovascular endurance?

Answer 10

Ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the muscles so the whole body can be exercised for a pronounced period or time

Question 11

What is flexibility?

Answer 11

Range of movement possible at a joint

Question 12

What is the test for muscular endurance?

Answer 12

Press ups and sit ups

Question 13

What is the test for power?

Answer 13

Vertical jump

Question 14

What is the test for reaction time?

Answer 14

Ruler drop test

Question 15

What is the test for speed?

Answer 15

30m sprint

Question 16

What is the test for Muscular strength?

Answer 16

Hand grip dynamometer or 1 rep max

Question 17

What is the test for agility?

Answer 17

Illinois agility test

Question 18

What is the test for Balance?

Answer 18

Standing stalk test

Question 19

What is the test for Co-ordination?

Answer 19

Alternate hand ball throw

Question 20

What is the test for cardiovascular endurance?

Answer 20

Multistage fitness test

Question 21

What is the test for flexibility?

Answer 21

Sit and reach

Question 22

What do you need to do before conducting all components of fitness tests?

Answer 22

Conduct a suitable warm up

Question 23

What is validity?

Answer 23

Whether the test actually measures what it sets out to measure

Question 24

What is reliability?

Answer 24

Whether the test is accurate

Question 25

What is practicality?

Answer 25

Relevancy to sportsman

Question 26

Why would a golfer need high amounts of muscular endurance?

Answer 26

As 1 round of golf consists of 18 holes and par is regularly 72 meaning 72 shots/strokes are expected for that course meaning they play for a long time, if they had low amount of muscular endurance then they would fatigue towards the end of the round and may result in more strokes wasted.

Question 27

What is the acronym for the principles of training?

Answer 27

S P O R F I T T

Question 28

What are the principles of training?

Answer 28

Specificity Progression Overload Reversibility Frequency Intensity Time Type

Question 29

What is the only principle of training that can’t be applied to a training session and why?

Answer 29

Reversibility as it happens during off season it injury

Question 30

What is specificity?

Answer 30

Matching the training to the needs of the sporting activity and individual

Question 31

What is progression?

Answer 31

Gradually increasing the frequency, intensity, time or changing the type of exercise in order for the body to continue to adapt through overload

Question 32

What is overload?

Answer 32

A greater than normal stress that is applied to the body causing adaptations to take place

Question 33

What is reversibility?

Answer 33

Any adaptation that takes place as a result of training will be lost as a result of not training

Question 34

How long into off season or injury does reversibility start to occur?

Answer 34

2 weeks into it

Question 35

What is frequency?

Answer 35

How often we train

Question 36

What is intensity?

Answer 36

How hard we train

Question 37

What is time?

Answer 37

How long we train

Question 38

What is type?

Answer 38

Type of training used

Question 39

How would a golfer train?

Answer 39

High weight, low reps to increase muscular strength through overload

Question 40

What are the 7 types of training?

Answer 40

HIIT Interval Circuit Fartlek Plyometrics Weight Continuous