Lecture 28

Question 1

what are the reasons of strength training in clinical and athletic settings

Answer 1

clinical = improve your quality of life

athletic = increase your performance

Question 2

what are some of the principles of training (7)

Answer 2

• overload
• progression
• recovery
• specificity
• reversibility
• individuality
• consistency

Question 3

what is interference

Answer 3

how to maximise adaptation to, and minimise conflict between strength and endurance training that must occur concurrently

Question 4

exercise prescription is a … training is a ……

Answer 4

exercise prescription is an educated hypothesis

training is an experiment

Question 5

factors of overload to consider

Answer 5

• frequency
• intensity
• contraction type
• volume
• density

Question 6

what is periodisation in exercise prescription

Answer 6

dividing an athletes training program into a number of periods of time each with specific training goals.