Training and Performance
What training method alternates periods of work and recovery?
Interval Training
An endurance athlete loses significant sodium through sweat. What needs to be replaced alongside fluid?
Electrolytes
What injury involves damage to a ligament?
Sprain
What happens to your resting heart rate after months of training?
Decreases
What device tracks an athlete's distance and movement patterns?
GPS
An athlete performs the same training load for months and stops improving. Which training principle has most likely been neglected?
Progressive overload
What nutrient is primarily responsible for muscle growth and repair?
Protein
An athlete experiences persistent shin pain caused by repeated running loads. What category of injury is this?
Overuse injury
Which muscle fibre type is most resistant to fatigue and best suited to prolonged aerobic activity?
Slow-twitch fibres
What wearable technology measures the number of heart beats per minute during exercise?
Heart Rate Monitor
What type of training involves jumping and bounding to develop explosive power and agility?
Plyometric Training
An athlete consumes carbohydrate immediately after prolonged exercise to accelerate restoration of which depleted energy store?
Glycogen
What is the acronym for the management of soft tissue injury?
RICER
What is the maximum amount of oxygen the body can take in and use during exercise?
VO2 MAX
What test determines the intensity where lactate begins accumulating rapidly?
Lactate Threshold Test
A marathon runner trains predominantly through long-distance running. Which training principle are they applying?
Specificity
What nutrient should be prioritised to replenish depleted muscle glycogen?
Carbohydrates
What treatment is commonly applied immediately after reduction of a dislocation to restrict movement?
Immobilisation
What physiological adaptation refers to the amount of blood pumped from the heart per beat?
Stroke Volume
What are 3 issues when it comes to technology in sport (disadvantages/concerns)?
Cost, Over-reliance, privacy, unreliable data, unequal access
An endurance athlete dramatically reduces training volume while maintaining some intensity immediately before competition. What training strategy is being used?
Tapering
What recovery strategy involves alternating between hot and cold water?
Contrast water therapy
TOTAPS is used to assess injury. What does it stand for?
Talk, Observe, Touch, Active Movement, Passive Movement, Skills Test
What cardiovascular adaptation is calculated as stroke volume multiplied by heart rate?
Cardiac Output
What laboratory technique measures respiratory gases to determine an athlete's maximal oxygen consumption?
VO2 Max Test