Principles of training acronym
SPOR
What are the principles of training
Specificity
Progression
Overload
Reversibility
What does the specificity mean
Any training must be matched to your activity or sport and individual
What needs to be specific
Muscles, movements, energy systems
When can specificity occur
Only when general fitness is good
Example of specificity
A sprinter trains anaerobically as their events are anaerobic in nature
What is progression
Training demands should gradually increase over time
What should progression lead to
Improvement provided athletes don’t overdo it
What must progression be to avoid injury
Sensible and realistic to avoid injury which could lead to regression
Example of progression
Young rower gradually increases amount of her training go avoid injury
What is overload
The idea that we work the body harder than normal (put it into stress/discomfort)
Overload acronym
FITT
How can overload be achieved
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Type
What does overload allow
Adaptions and progress to occur
What is frequency
How often
What is intensity
How hard
What is time
How long
Example of overload
Weight lifter performing more reps of a weight then the last week
Another name for reversibility
Regression
What is regression
Performance can deteriorate if training stops/ decreases for a period of time
Example of reversibility
An injured cyclist will lose muscular endurance due to lack of training
For FITT what should be the rough % increase
10%
What is type
What typd
What does frequency depend on
Level of athlete