General Training
The systematic, repeated performance of structured exercise sessions over a period of time with the achievement of a specific goal in mind.
What is training?
Swedish for speed play.
What is fartlek training?
You can't diagnose OTS until you rule out other causes, making OTS a syndrome of....
What is exclusion?
Brain chemistry affected by OTS can lower hunger levels and cause this.
What is decreased appetite?
This phase of training is post-season, with time for rest and other activity.
What is transition?
Training too often or at too high an intensity for a prolonged period of time.
What is overtraining?
What is cross training?
OTS is a rapid, persistent decrement of performance even after trying this.
What is modifying training?
Hiking for a long period of time without rest.
What is continuous training?
This phase involves maintenance of peak physical condition for meets, events, and games.
What is competition?
Not providing enough stimulation for performance to improve - too infrequently, or low intensity.
What is undertraining?
Box jumps are a popular form of this exercise.
What are plyometrics?
This happens to an athlete's resting heart rate during OTS.
Most yoga poses are considered this.
What is active stretching?
This phase is often 3-6 months and includes increasing volume and intensity.
What is preparation?
Pushing the body beyond its limits for a short period to stimulate training response.
What is overreaching?
Alternating cardio and strength training.
What is circuit training?
Muscle soreness that is not alleviated by rest or recovery.
What is chronic muscle soreness?
If an athlete has OTS, they may have more colds due to this.
What is reduced immune function?
The three training phases or "cycles."
What are macrocycle, mesocycle, microcycle?
The application of resistance against muscle to increase size and power.
What is strength/resistance training?
HIIT stands for this.
What is high intensity interval training?
Feeling exhausted or moving during sleep are these two symptoms associated with OTS.
What are fatigue and sleep disturbance?
Bouncing at the peak of a stretch.
What is ballistic stretching?
In the preparation phase, this type of preparation means working on skills particular to the sport.
What is specific preparatory phase?