Unit 6

Question 1

What is the acronym for principles of training?

Answer 1

Specificity
Progression 
Overload
Reversibility
Tedium

Question 2

What is the acronym for OVERLOAD?

Answer 2

FIT

Question 3

What does FIT stand for?

Answer 3

Frequency
Intensity
Tim

Question 4

What is combination training?

Answer 4

When a performer carries out a range and variety of training.

Question 5

What are the aspect of training?

Answer 5

Warm up
Fitness/exercise phase
Skills/team play phase
Warm down

Question 6

Why is a warmup important?

Answer 6

Prepares body by increasing blood flow and psychologically preparing an individual.
Reducing injuries because cold muscles are more prone to damage to the fibres and tendons.

Question 7

What does a warm up consist of? (2 stages)

Answer 7

A pulse raiser to increase heart rate, breathing rate and body temperature.
Light exercises, stretches, to specifically prepare the main muscles.

Question 8

What is the fitness phase?

Answer 8

Where you concentrate on the aspect of fitness specifically identified.

Question 9

What would a fitness phase consist off?

Answer 9

An endurance exercise where overload may be used.

Question 10

What is the threshold of training?

Answer 10

MHR

Question 11

What is the % for training zone?

Answer 11

80-90%

Question 12

What is the aerobic zone %?

Answer 12

60-80%

Question 13

What are two advantages for circuit training?

Answer 13

Little or no specialist equipment

Can be carried out in a standard school gym or sports hall.

Question 14

What is a disadvantage for circuit training?

Answer 14

There is a need for a large space.

Question 15

What are the three different types of circuit?

Answer 15

Timed
Fixed load
Varied laps

Question 16

What does repetitions mean?

Answer 16

The number of times you actually move the weighted.

Question 17

What is the definition of sets?

Answer 17

The number of time you care you a particular weight activity.

Question 18

What are some advantages of weight training?

Answer 18

Improving :
Muscular strength
Muscle size and bulk
Muscle tone
Assisting recovery after injury

Question 19

How would you increase muscular strength?

Answer 19

Low reps, low sets on max weight

Question 20

How would you increase muscular endurance?

Answer 20

Low sets, high reps at about 49/60% of max weight.

Question 21

How would you increase power?

Answer 21

Low sets, medium reps at about 60/80% of max weight

Question 22

What is continuous training?

Answer 22

Any type of training that keeps a high heart and pulse rate.

Question 23

Give four examples of continuous training.

Answer 23

Running/jogging
Cycling
Swimming
Exercise sessions (aerobics)

Question 24

What is interval training?

Answer 24

Training that has periods of word and periods of rest

Question 25

What are the two types of interval training?

Answer 25

Long

Short

Question 26

Who would use long interval training?

Answer 26

Games players and middle-distance athletes.

Question 27

Who would use short interval training?

Answer 27

Racket sports or sprinters.

Question 28

What is fartlek training?

Answer 28

Form of interval training that can include walking, jogging or steady running.

Question 29

What is continuous shuttle run?

Answer 29

'’Multistage fitness test” or “bleep test”

Question 30

What is the training time for long interval training?

Answer 30

15 seconds to 3 mins at about 80-85% max

Question 31

What is altitude training?

Answer 31

Aerobic exercise which increases the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood.

Question 32

Who uses Altitude training?

Answer 32

Long-distance runners, footballers and rugby teams.

Question 33

What is the disadvantage of free standing weights?

Answer 33

Safety as weights can be dropped.

Question 34

What is the advantage of free standing weights?

Answer 34

You can buy your own set of weights and set up your own weight training area.