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WorksheetsPrinciples of Training 2023
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
You can remember the principles of training using the acronym:
FIRSTOP
ABCPRS
FITT
PCWIF
ISPORT
This principle of training means that you gradually increase the intensity of training over time.
Frequency
Individual needs
Progressive overload
Specificity
Thresholds of training
This principle of training means that you match the training to the requirements of the sport.
Frequency
Individual needs
Progressive overload
Specificity
Thresholds of training
What % of maximum heart rate is the aerobic threshold?
40-60%
50-70%
60-80%
70-90%
80-90%
What % of maximum heart rate is the anaerobic threshold?
40-60%
50-70%
60-80%
70-90%
80-90%
What formula will give you the maximum heart rate of any performer?
Age X resting heart rate
Age - 220
220 - age
220 - resting heart rate
220 + resting heart rate
George and Sarah both play football for different teams. George trains for 60 minutes 3 times a week. Sarah trains for 30 minutes two times a week. This is an application of which principle of training?
Progressive overload
Specificity
Individual needs
Reversibility
Type
Progressive overload can be achieved by applying which other principles of training?
FITT
Specificity
Reversibility
Overtraining
Which one of the following correctly describes a reason for muscle atrophy (muscles reduce in size)?
Inability to continue training
Regular participation in weight training
Too much protein in the diet
Not enough rest periods
Overtraining
Making sessions too long, using a workload that is too high, and leaving insufficient rest between sessions are all examples of:
Specificity
Progressive overload
Overtraining
Individual needs
