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Principles of Training

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are training principles?
a)
People in charge of schools.
b)
Set of rules to help maximize benefits of fitness training.
c)
Specific exercises to include in workouts.
d)
Using treats to make your dog sit & stay.
2.
The graph shows results of testing an athlete’s strength for competition. These strength levels were recorded at the start of training (Week 1 – 3), right before competition (Week 6) and after a break from training (Weeks 8 – 12).
Which principle of training has the athlete displayed from Weeks 6 – 12?
a)
Peaking
b)
Overload
c)
Reversibility
d)
Progressive overload
3.
Overload means what?
a)
That you are doing too much.
b)
Basically this means working harder than you would normally do
c)
You are not working hard enough
d)
You could do more
4.

I am going to increase the weight I bench press every week by 1kg. What additional principle of training am I applying?

a)

Progressive overload

b)

Specificity

c)

Adaptation

d)

Individual needs

5.

Anaerobic Training Zone =

a)

85% - 95% of Max Heart Rate

b)

60% - 85% of Max Heart Rate

c)

80% - 90% of Max Heart Rate

d)

75% - 85% of Max Heart Rate

6.

What should all training be followed by?

a)

Rest and Recovery

b)

Rehab and Food

c)

Another training session

d)

A Mars Bar to say well done.

7.

Changing the training you do so that you don't get bored and continue to enjoy your training.

a)

Variation

b)

Type

c)

Specificity

d)

Adaptation

8.

When you stop training you lose any strength, tone or skill that have been previously gained.

a)

Reversibility

b)

Variation

c)

Regression

d)

Backwards

9.

By ensuring that you progressively overload your body you encourage it to adapt to new stresses being placed upon it.

a)

Adaptation

b)

Variation

c)

Instensity

d)

Specificity

10.

Training at an appropriate intensity and gradually increasing the amount of stress placed on the body

a)

Progressive Overload

b)

Adaptation

c)

Intensity

d)

Type

11.

How hard the exercise is.

a)

Intensity

b)

Overload

c)

Difficulty

d)

Type

12.

How long each session lasts.

a)

Time

b)

Type

c)

Progression

d)

Frequency

13.

The nature of exercise that the performer completes.

a)

Type

b)

Frequency

c)

Variation

d)

Specificity

14.

Focusing training on activities and exercises relevant to an individual's sporting goals and needs

a)

Specificity

b)

Variation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Type

15.

How long each session lasts.

a)

Time

b)

Type

c)

Progression

d)

Frequency

16.

The number of times you exercise each week.

a)

Frequency

b)

Frequent

c)

Training Schedule

d)

Time

17.

Which principle of training relates to losing any fitness gains made?

a)

FITT

b)

Adaptation

c)

Individual Differences/ Needs

d)

Reversibility

18.

The changes which take place in the body as a result of exercise, refer to which principle of training?

a)

Progressive Overload

b)

Rest and Recovery

c)

Adaptation

d)

Specificity

19.

Ensuring training is hard enough for adaptation to take place, uses which training principle?

a)

FITT

b)

Individual Differences/ Needs

c)

Progressive Overload

d)

Specificity

20.

How often you train refers to which training principle?

a)

Reversibility

b)

Intensity

c)

Frequency

d)

Progressive Overload

21.

Which principle of training is missing from the list?


Progression, Reversibility, Moderation...

a)

Specificity

b)

Special

c)

Sport

d)

Synapse

22.

Which are ways we can prevent an exercise program from becoming tedious? (3 correct answers)

a)

Exercise with music

b)

Exercise with a friend

c)

Change the training method

d)

Only do weight training

23.

Which are reasons reversibility might occur?

a)

Vacations

b)

Injury

c)

Lack of motivation to train

d)

Bored of training program

24.

What formula will give you the maximum heart rate of any performer?

a)

Age X resting heart rate

b)

Age - 220

c)

220 - age

d)

220 - resting heart rate

e)

220 + resting heart rate

25.

The number of training sessions each week.

a)

Reversibility

b)

Specificity

c)

Intensity

d)

Frequency

26.

In the principles of training, 'T' (Tedium) has been replaced by 'V'. What does the 'V' stand for??

a)

Vascular

b)

Validity

c)

Variance

d)

Viscosity