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Methods, principles & components of fitness training

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

The ability of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems to produce energy

a)

Cardiovascular endurance

b)

Aerobic capacity

c)

Speed

d)

Anaerobic capacity

2.

Define speed

a)

The ability to run as fast as possible

b)

The ability to change direction as quickly as possible without losing balance

c)

The ability to run a long distance in a short amount of time

d)

The ability to move quickly from point to another

3.

The major fitness components needed for a long distance rowing event are:

a)

Muscular endurance

b)

Anaerobic capacity

c)

Muscular power

d)

Aerobic capacity

4.

Which sport relies heavily on body composition

a)

Archery

b)

Boxing

c)

Basketball

d)

Marathon

5.

Your PE teacher suggests you try a resistance activity that has high reps and low sets with a low resistance. The fitness component you'd be training is:

a)

Muscular strength

b)

Muscular power

c)

Muscular resistance

d)

Muscular endurance

6.

A rugby scrum would require a lot of:

a)

Muscular strength

b)

Muscular power

c)

Flexibility

d)

Muscular endurance

7.

The main fitness component required for a gymnastics rings routine is:

a)

Muscular power

b)

Flexibility

c)

Muscular strength

d)

Muscular endurance

8.

What would a surfer, a ballerina and a gymnast all have in common?

a)

Reaction time

b)

Body composition

c)

Muscular strength

d)

Balance

9.

An appropriate fitness test for muscular power is

a)

Squat test

b)

Seated basketball throw

c)

Standing broad jump

d)

Vertical jump

10.

Weaving in and out of flag poles would help train

a)

Speed

b)

Agility

c)

Balance

d)

Endurance

11.

PNF, static, and dynamic are what type of training

a)

Endurance

b)

Speed

c)

Power

d)

Flexibility

12.

Aerobic endurance can be trained with

a)

Running

b)

Fartlek training

c)

Continuous training

d)

Endurance training

13.

Resistance training is appropriate for

a)

Muscular endurance

b)

Muscular power

c)

Muscular strength

d)

All of the above

14.

Where would you place 8 reps of 30sec skipping in a training session?

a)

Warm up

b)

Main session

c)

Cool down

15.

A classic sports example of agility is

a)

A tennis rally

b)

Kicking a goal off a mark in AFL

c)

Running the 20m shuttle test (beep test)

d)

Mountain biking

16.

Aerobic endurance relies mainly on which energy system

a)

ATP-PC

b)

Anaerobic Glycolysis

c)

Aerobic System

17.

Which fitness component would rely on the ATP-PC energy system?

a)

Agility

b)

Muscular power

c)

Speed

d)

All of the above

18.

Which uses and supplies oxygen to muscles during exercises?

a)

Aerobic energy system

b)

Anaerobic energy systems

19.

Which fitness component requires strength and speed?

a)

Muscular strength

b)

Muscular power

c)

Muscular endurance

d)

Muscular resistance

20.

Which training method is used to train muscular strength?

a)

Resistance training

b)

Fartlek training

c)

Power training

d)

Strength training

21.

In what order do these energy systems occur in?

a)

ATP-PC, Aerobic system, Anaerobic

b)

Anaerobic glycolysis, ATP-PC, Aerobic system

c)

ATP-PC, Anaerobic glycolysis, Aerobic system

22.

Which energy system only lasts for 0-10 seconds?

a)

Anaerobic glycolysis

b)

Aerobic system

c)

ATP-PC

23.

What does ATP-PC stand for?

a)

Adenosine Diphosphate - Phosphocreatine

b)

Adenosine Triphosphate - Phospocreatine

24.

By how much should you overload to improve and intensify your exercises?

a)

10 minutes

b)

10 kilograms

c)

10%

25.

How many times per week is needed to improve a fitness component

a)

2 x per week

b)

Every day

c)

4 x per week

d)

3 x per week

26.

What is the minimum duration for continuous training

a)

25 minutes

b)

70% MHR

c)

20 minutes

d)

5km

27.

How can intensity levels be measured?

a)

Heart rate monitors

b)

% VO2 max

c)

Accelerometers

d)

All of the above

28.

Indicating the correct type, duration and intensity of training meets which training principle?

a)

Specificity

b)

Overload

c)

Frequency

d)

Variety