Overload
This principle states your body must face stress greater than its current capacity to improve?
What is overload?
What does the acronym SAID stand for?
What is Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands?
What is the principle that requires gradually increasing training demands over time?
What is progression?
What is the first step in designing an effective training program?
What is needs analysis?
How many hours of sleep do teen athletes need each night for proper recovery?
What is 8-10 hours?
Name three training variables that can be manipulated to create overload.
What are intensity, duration, and frequency? (Also accept: volume)
A marathon runner and a weightlifter train very differently. What principle explains why their training methods are so different?
What is specificity?
Name two methods you could use to progressively overload a bench press exercise.
What are increasing weight, increasing reps, or increasing sets? (Accept any two)
What does SMART stand for when setting fitness goals?
What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound?
Explain how skeletal adaptations help prevent injuries during athletic training.
What is denser bones are stronger and more resistant to stress and fractures?
If a runner increases their running pace from 10 minutes per mile to 9 minutes per mile, which training variable are they changing?
What is intensity?
If you want to improve your ability to jump high for basketball, which type of training would be most specific to your goal?
What is plyometrics or power training?
Why is gradual progression safer than rapid progression?
What is because gradual progression reduces the risk of injury and burnout?
What tool can be used to monitor how hard an athlete feels they are working during exercise?
What is Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE)?
What principle states that training programs should be tailored to each person's unique needs and characteristics?
What is individualization?
Explain why your body won't continue to adapt if you keep doing the exact same workout every single day.
What is because your body has already adapted to that level of stress, so it's no longer an overload?
Explain why a swimmer cannot get the same training benefits from running on a treadmill as they would from swimming in a pool.
What is because the body adapts specifically to the exact movements and conditions of the activity being performed?
A runner completes 2 miles in week 1, 2.2 miles in week 2, and 2.5 miles in week 3. Which training variable is being progressed?
What is duration?
Why is flexibility and adaptability important in long-term program design?
What is because unexpected factors like injuries, schedule changes, or performance changes may require program adjustments?
The 3 stages of Motor Learning
What are Cognitive, Associative, and Autonomous (must be pronounced correctly...)
A weightlifter performs 3 sets of 10 reps at 200 pounds. The next week, they do 4 sets of 10 reps at 200 pounds. What training variables changed?
What are volume and frequency? (Also accept: sets)
A soccer player needs to develop sprinting, cutting, and kicking abilities. Why would training only on a treadmill be insufficient?
What is because treadmill training is not specific to the exact movements and skills required in soccer?
Describe what happens to your fitness if you stop training for several months. Name the principle.
What is your fitness gains are lost due to the principle of reversibility?
Name two factors that should be considered when individualizing a training program.
What are age, fitness level, goals, genetics, injuries, or recovery capacity? (Accept any two)
The study of the nervous system and its parts.