Energy Systems
Fitness Components
Training Principles & Training Methods
Physiological responses to training
Periodisation
100

Which energy system provides ATP at a very fast rate for around 10 seconds?

ATP-PC system

100

Power is a combination of strength and...

Speed

100

Increasing the weight every week is an example of which training principle?

Progressive Overload

100

True or false - ongoing physiological adaptations to training will only occur if exercise is paired with appropriate recovery

True

100

A mesocycle consists of how many weeks?

6 weeks

200

Which energy system is always working and uses oxygen?

Aerobic

200

Which fitness component is most required for cycling for 1 minute up a steep hill?

Muscle endurance

200

If an athlete takes an extended break from training will eventually lose fitness is an example of which principle?

Reversability

200

At which heart rate are you likely to hit your lactate threshold?

85% MHR

200

Which training periodisation phase within the annual plan involves gaining specific fitness requirements and even optimising these a little further 

Competitive 

300

Which fuel source is preferred by the aerobic system during exercise. Running out of known as hitting the wall....

Carbohydrates

300

An athlete does weights as follows: 6x3, 90% 1RM slow. This focuses on...

Strength

300

An athlete starting their next interval when they drop to 60% MHR is an example of which training principle?

Individuality

300

When you stop exercising, your HR and VO2 gradually drop. This period of time is known as...

EPOC

300

What does RAMP warm up stand for?

Raise, Activate, Mobilise and Potentiate

400

When the LA system makes ATP, pyruvate is created as by-product. If there is not enough oxygen, pyruvate converts to...

Lactate

400

An athlete does weights as follows: 4x6, 70%, 1RM explosive. Which component is this?

Power

400

Which method of training would be best for adding the training principle known as variety?

Circuit

400

When you start exercising submaxially, your HR and VO2 rise. The period of time before this levels out is known as...

Oxygen deficit

400

What is the feature of a training program where exercise volume or intensity is reduced prior to competition to eliminate accumulated fatigue?

Tapering

500

During a 3000m running race, which takes about 10-15 minutes, which energy system produces the majority of the required ATP? 

Aerobic

500

What is a fitness test for the component of aerobic capacity?

Beep Test

500

Which type of interval training involves sprinting?

SIT

500

Which acute response to exercise means the volume of blood expelled from the heart per minute

Cardiac output 

500

What is the correct order of the phases of training for effective periodisation in an annual plan?

Prepatory - pre comp - comp - transition 

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