Types of training
What are the five types of training?
Flexibility, Aerobic, Anaerobic, strength, skill and tactical development
Which principle of training means “if you don’t use it, you lose it”?
Reversibility?
What happens to resting heart rate after consistent aerobic training?
It decreases.
Which type of training is most suitable for a marathon runner?
What is aerobic training?
Guess the training and its type: 'A type of interval training that relates to selecting different exercises/stations to use for a set interval of time with little or no rest
Aerobic training- circuit training
This principle involves gradually increasing workload over time to improve fitness.
Progressive overload
What is stroke volume?
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per beat.
Which type of training would best improve a shot-put athlete’s performance?
What is strength/anaerobic training?
Which anaerobic training method uses short maximal efforts (5–15 seconds) with long recovery periods to improve explosive speed?
Sprint Interval Training (SIT)
Which principle states that training should match the muscles, movement patterns and energy systems used in the sport?
Specificity
What physiological adaptation refers to an increase in muscle size?
Muscle hypertrophy
Name one sport that would benefit most from HIIT training.
Rugby, soccer, basketball, hockey, AFL.
Explain TWO benefits of plyometric training for athletes.
Improves explosive power, increases force production, improves speed/agility, enhances neural activation and sport-specific explosive movement.
Name THREE ways an athlete can apply progressive overload in aerobic training.
Increase frequency, increase intensity, increase duration, increase distance, increase pace, or add hills/terrain.
Explain how increased haemoglobin levels improve athletic performance.
More oxygen can be transported to working muscles, improving aerobic endurance and delaying fatigue.
Why would a basketball player use modified games in training?
To improve decision making, tactical awareness, teamwork, communication, and game-specific skills under pressure.
A soccer player wants to improve repeated sprint ability and reduce fatigue late in games. Which TWO training methods and ONE physiological adaptation would best help them?
Training methods: HIIT, aerobic interval training, SIT, or circuit training.
Physiological adaptation: increased lactate threshold, improved cardiac output, increased VO2 max, or improved fast twitch fibre efficiency
Explain why variety is important in a training program.
Variety reduces boredom, increases motivation, prevents overuse injuries, and challenges the body in different ways to improve performance.
Compare slow twitch and fast twitch muscle fibres.
Slow twitch fibres are fatigue resistant and suited to endurance activities, while fast twitch fibres produce explosive power and speed but fatigue quickly.
Explain why specificity is important for a swimmer training for a 200m freestyle event.
Training should replicate swimming movements, energy systems, and muscle groups used in competition to improve endurance, efficiency, and performance in the event.