Fitness Testing
List a commonly used test for aerobic capacity
Beep test or multi-stage fitness test
When lifting a particular weight becomes easier, we may need to consider _____________
progression with our training
Flexibility
Name a test used for measuring a persons agility
Illionois agility test or the 5-0-5 agility test
This principle of training relates to the type of training that you do. It should be specific to you and your sport. You should train the energy system which you use predominantly (i.e. don’t run 5,000 meters in training if you’re a sprinter!) and the fitness and skill components most important to your sport, for example, agility, balance, or muscular endurance.
Specificity
The ability of your muscles to exert maximal force
Strength
The vertical leap will test a person's
power
In order to progress and improve our fitness, we have to put our bodies under additional stress. This training principle is known as
Overload
The ratio of fat, bone and muscle in a persons body can be referred to as
body composition
A wall sit test or 30seconf push up test would be a good way of look at someone's
muscular endurance
The F.I.T.T acronym stands for???
Frequency, intensity, type and time
_________ __________is the ability of the heart, lungs and circulatory system to supply oxygen and nutrients (e.g. glucose) efficiently to working muscles and remove waste products.
Aerobic capacity
A dynamometer is used to test for what fitness component?
All training sessions or cycles must incorporate periods of
rest
Name 5 health or skill related components of fitness
Health related - Cardiovascular endurance/aerobic capacity, body composition, muscular strength/endurance, flexibility, power
Skill related - speed, agility, balance, coordination and reaction time