Principles of Training Flashcards
(17 cards)
S
Specificity
P
Progressive
O
Overload
R
Reversibility
T (e)
Tedium
Define specificity
Your training should be geared specifically towards your chosen sport or activity
Define progressive overload
Working the body harder than normal and gradually increasing the amount of exercise you do. This makes our body adapt to the training levels and therefore getting fitter
Define reversibility
The process of an athlete’s body losing fitness levels caused by lack of training
Define tedium
Using a variety of training methods to relieve tedium and avoid boredom in training.
F
Frequency
I
Intensity
T (i)
Time
T (y)
Type
Define frequency
How often you train
Define intensity
How hard you train
Define time
How long you train
Define type
What type of training we use