WorksheetsInterval, Fartlek, Plyometric and Static stretch training.
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What component of fitness does plyometric training improve?
Power
Speed
Muscular endurance
Flexibility
Training at different speeds and on different terrains is?
Interval training
Continuous training
Altitude training
Fartlek training
5 x 100m sprints with 30 secs rest is an example of which training method?
Continuous
Interval
Fartlek
Circuits
Plyometrics training involves
A slow eccentric contraction followed by a fast concentric contraction
A slow concentric contraction followed by a fast eccentric contraction
A fast eccentric contraction followed by a slow concentric contraction
A fast concentric contraction followed by a slow eccentric contraction
Which method of training would best suit a high jumper
Circuits
Fartlek
Plyometrics
Spinning
Which training method works both aerobic and anaerobic training zones?
Continuous
Circuits
Interval
Fartlek
Why is it important to stretch correctly before any physical activity?
Its fun
Reduces muscle injuries and improves athletic performance
Makes my muscles get bigger
The more you stretch, the less time you have to run around
Plyometric training enables the athlete to improve ...
Aerobic endurance
Explosive power
Strength
Muscular endurance
Faartlek is a Swedish word meaning ...
Speed play
Speed sprint
Running play
Sprint play
Which type of training might a High Jumper find most useful?
Faartlek training
Continuous training
Plyometric training
Circuit training
Which of the following sentences does NOT apply to Faartlek training?
It's all about changes of speed
It's great for cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance
It involves changes in the intensity of the exercise
It's great for improving flexibility
How would Plyometric training help to improve the performance of a gymnast?
It helps to improve flexibility
It helps to improve take-off for flight
It helps to improve strength
It helps to improve balance
Which training methods would be most effective at improving aerobic endurance?
Interval, circuits and continuous
interval, circuits and fartlek
interval, fartlek and continuous
interval, plyometrics and continous
Which type of training involves working at high intensity with periods of rest in between
Circuit training
Plyometric training
Continuous training
Interval training
Which method of training means 'speed play' and varies the speed and terrain?
Fartlek
Flexibility
Weight training
Agility training
Which method of training improves cardiovascular endurance?
Fartlek
Flexibility
Weight training
Agility training
Which type of training improves cardiovascular endurance by working in bursts of high intensity over a period of time?
Circuit training
Plyometric training
Continuous training
Interval training
Training that involves periods of work, separated with periods of rest is:
Interval training
Plyometric training
Continuous training
Cross training
Which of the following is NOT a principle of training?
Specificity
Intensity
Overload
Reversibility
What does the acronym FITT stand for?
Fartlek, interval, type, training
Frequent, intense, timed, typical
Fast into typical training
Frequency, intensity, time, type
In the FITT acronym, frequency means what?
How long you exercise for
How often you exercise
What kind of exercise you do
How hard you exercise
In the FITT acronym, intensity means what?
How long you exercise for
How often you exercise
What kind of exercise you do
How hard you exercise
In the FITT acronym, time means what?
How long you exercise for
How often you exercise
What kind of exercise you do
How hard you exercise
In the FITT acronym, type means what?
How long you exercise for
How often you exercise
What kind of exercise you do
How hard you exercise
Fartlek training involves varying wich of the following during the training session?
Distance
Weight
Speed
Time
When performing short periods of exercise which zone are the performers working in?
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Both
Which of these is not an advantage of Fartlek training?
Helps performer to pace themselves
No specialist equipment required
Ideal for someone training on their own
Need motivation to keep going
How long can you hold a static stretch for maximally?
10 Seconds
20 Seconds
30 Seconds
40 Seconds
What component of fitness does static stretching train?
Flexibility
Power
Strength
Muscular Endurance
How do muscles contract during static stretching?
Isometrically
Isotonically
Concentrically
Eccentrically
