Lecture 1 : What is Strength and Conditioning

Question 1

what are the aspects of the analysis roles as a modern coach

Answer 1

• athlete background
• sport / competition demands
• postural and movement screening
• physical testing

Question 2

what are the aspects of the planning roles as a modern coach

Answer 2

• periodisation
• exercise programming
• rehabilitation / prevention

Question 3

what are the aspects of the monitoring roles as a modern coach

Answer 3

stimulus vs recovery

Question 4

what are the 6 principles of exercise

Answer 4

1. individuality
2. specificity
3. overload
4. progression
5. diminished returns
6. reversibility

Question 5

what does individuality mean (principle of exercise )

Answer 5

training needs to be tailored to each person due to their different needs, previous injuries etc

Question 6

what does specificity mean (principle of exercise )

Answer 6

needs to be specific to the task or event. some adaptations require more specific types of training

Question 7

what does overload mean (principle of exercise )

Answer 7

the body will get used to a stimulus, to push the adaptation further we must push the stimulus further

Question 8

what does diminished returns mean (principle of exercise )

Answer 8

as we become more trained the returns reduce, we have to apply more stimulus for a return

Question 9

what does reversibility mean (principle of exercise )

Answer 9

if you stop training we will lose our adaptations, some will have longer half lives than others

Question 10

the 6 training variables are the …. for exercise prescritpion

Answer 10

framework

Question 11

what are the 6 training variables

Answer 11

1. frequency
2. intensity
3. time
4. type
5. volume
6. workload

Question 12

what is the difference between intensity and volume

Answer 12

intensity : the difficulty of the work

volume : the amount of work performed

Question 13

what are training modalities

Answer 13

the method used to encourage a desired body system response (e.g resistance or anaerobic training etc )

Question 14

what based practice should we use in strength and conditioning and what is this

Answer 14

evidenced based approach

• a systematic approach to the training of athletes and clients based on the current evidence from peer reviewed research and professional reasoning

Question 15

what are the 5 steps to the evidenced based approach

Answer 15

1. ask question
2. search
3. critically appraise
4. implement
5. evaluate

Question 16

what is the format of the question you would use using the evidenced based approach and what does it stand for

Answer 16

PICOT

• population characteristics
• intervention
• comparison
• outcome
• time

Question 17

how would sources of evidence be prioritised when evaluating evidence in the evidenced based approach

Answer 17

1. research evidence
2. working based research (trial and error based testing)
3. feedback from the organisation / stakeholders
4. practitioner experience and expertise

Question 18

what does the most effective way to integrate EBP depend on

Answer 18

• strength of research
• needs of the athlete/team
• budget restrictions
• practitioner experience
• athlete buy in
• trust and credibility