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Training For Improvement

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a principle of training?

a)

Specificity

b)

Intensity

c)

Overload

d)

Reversibility

2.

What does the acronym FITT stand for?

a)

Fartlek, interval, type, training

b)

Frequent, intense, timed, typical

c)

Fast into typical training

d)

Frequency, intensity, time, type

3.

In the FITT acronym, frequency means what?

a)

How long you exercise for

b)

How often you exercise

c)

What kind of exercise you do

d)

How hard you exercise

4.

In the FITT acronym, intensity means what?

a)

How long you exercise for

b)

How often you exercise

c)

What kind of exercise you do

d)

How hard you exercise

5.

In the FITT acronym, time means what?

a)

How long you exercise for

b)

How often you exercise

c)

What kind of exercise you do

d)

How hard you exercise

6.

In the FITT acronym, type means what?

a)

How long you exercise for

b)

How often you exercise

c)

What kind of exercise you do

d)

How hard you exercise

7.

Fartlek training involves varying wich of the following during the training session?

a)

Distance

b)

Weight

c)

Speed

d)

Time

8.

Continuous training involves performing what type of movements over a prolonged period of time?

a)

High intensity

b)

Repetitive

c)

Explosive

d)

Agile

9.

Interval training is a series of workouts interspersed (separated) by what?

a)

Jogging on the spot

b)

Food or drink (e.g. water, energy bars etc.)

c)

Stair climbing

d)

Periods of rest

10.

Resistance training is most likely to increase an athletes what?

a)

Speed

b)

Agility

c)

Strength

d)

Aerobic capacity

11.

Which of the following activities would NOT typically be found in circuit training?

a)

Sit ups

b)

2km run

c)

Squat jumps

d)

Burpees

12.

Flexibility training is designed to increase the WHAT of an athlete?

a)

Range of motion

b)

Strength

c)

Agility

d)

Occurrence of injury

13.

Riding an exercise bike and swimming laps would most likely be found in which of the following training programs?

a)

Flexibility training

b)

Resistance training

c)

Continuous training

d)

Interval training

14.

Push ups and chin ups would most likely be found in which of the following training programs?

a)

Flexibility training

b)

Resistance training

c)

Continuous training

d)

Interval training

15.

Yoga and pilates would most likely be found in which of the following training programs?

a)

Flexibility training

b)

Resistance training

c)

Continuous training

d)

Interval training

16.

Which of the following training principles is often referred to as 'use it or lose it'?

a)

Specificity

b)

Progression

c)

Overload

d)

Reversibility

17.

Which of the following training principles describes ensuring that the training being completed is relevant to the athletes training goal?

a)

Specificity

b)

Progression

c)

Overload

d)

Reversibility