Principles of Exercise and Sports Training

Question 1

improvements in physical fitness are specific to the demands or characteristics
-SAID principle (specific adaptation to imposed demands).

Answer 1

Specificity

Question 2

in order to see an improvement in fitness
-the dose of physical activity must exceed that to which the individual is already accustomed.
-controlled by the manipulation of frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise, otherwise known as the FITT principle.

Answer 2

overload

Question 3

states that bodies adapt to the current exercise routine over time, so changing up the training keeps your body from getting too used to one routine.

-prevent the body from getting too used to one training routine.

Answer 3

progression

Question 4

states that any training program must take into account the specific needs and abilities of the individual

-heredity plays a major part in determining how a person responds to a training program

Answer 4

individuality

Question 5

body ‘programs’ muscles to remember particular activities, movements, or skills.

repeating that skill or exercise, the body adapts to the stress and the skill becomes easier to perform.

Answer 5

adaptation

Question 6

When you are pushing your limits, you are in the process of breaking down your body

-experiences a ‘super-compensation,’ which results in the body adjusting to new levels of fitness.

Answer 6

recovery

Question 7

“use it or lose it”
- any improvement in physical fitness due to physical activity is entirely reversible.
“regularity and consistency”

Answer 7

reversibility