FITT & Principles of Training

The best description of the Overload Principle is...

• Asking or requiring your body to do more than it normally does.
• Backing off after doing too much physical activity so that you don't injure yourself.
• Doing too much physical activity and causing injury to yourself.
• All these answers are correct.

The best description of the Principle of Progression is...

• Gradually increase the time or intensity of your workout in order to see consistent results over time.
• Progressing from 115 lbs. to 310 lbs. on the bench press in one week.
• Going out into your community and getting members of your school to vote in the weeks leading up Election Day.
• Spring Break is 3 weeks away, I need to look like a supermodel by then.  Better start doing some sit-ups.

"3 Days a Week" is an example of a...

• Frequency
• Intensity
• Time
• Type

What is mean by FITT?

• FRUST I TURE TRUE

• FIRST I TIRED TELLING YOU

• frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise.

• frequency, intensity, talk, and type of exercise.

"80% of your max" is an example of an...

• Frequency
• Intensity
• Time
• Type

"Soccer Dribbling Cone Drills" is an example of a...

• Frequency
• Intensity
• Time 
• Type

The F.I.T.T. Formula can and should be applied to any workout plan or program that you are engaged in or currently investigating.  A workout plan that fails to mention the Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type of that workout program, might raise concerns and lack validity.  

• True
• False

Every workout plan ever written will include a clearly stated Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type.  You will never have to look for these aspects within the plan or investigate potential workout plans.

• True
• False

What does 'Type' refer to in the F.I.T.T. principle?

• The type of food you eat before exercising
• The type of exercise you choose to complete
• The type of recovery strategies you complete after exercising
• The type of mental strategies the athlete puts in place during exercise

What does the "F" in the FITT stand for?

• Fun 
• Fast
• Frequency 
• Full