Principles Of Training

Question 1

What does S.P.I.F mean?

Answer 1

S= Specificity 
P= progressive overload 
I= Individual needs
F= F.I.T.T

Question 2

What is F.I.T.T?

Answer 2

F= Frequency (how often)
I= Intensity (how long)
T= Time (how long)
T= Type (method)

Question 3

What does Specificity mean?

Answer 3

Matching training to the requirements of an activity.

Question 4

What does Progressive Overload mean?

Answer 4

Working at a higher range of intensity than the minimum threshold of training.

Question 5

What does Individual Needs mean?

Answer 5

Personal fitness needs based on age, gender, fitness level and the sport for which we are training.

Question 6

What does F.I.T.T enable?

Answer 6

The F.I.T.T principle enables you to plan an exercise programme to get the most out of it as safely as possible.

Question 7

Overtraining

Answer 7

Overtraining happen when you train beyond your body’s ability to recover.

Question 8

Reversibility

Answer 8

Reversibility means gradually losing fitness instead of progressing or remaining at the current level.

Question 9

Rest and recovery

Answer 9

The human body reacts to a hard training session by increasing its ability to cope with future punishing training sessions.