If Usain Bolt's trainer ensures that his training targets the anaerobic energy systems, which principle of training is being applied?
Overload
Reversibility
Specificity
If a boxer decreases their recovery period during interval training, which FITT principle are they overloading?
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Following the principle of specificity, which component of fitness would a road cyclist focus on?
Flexibility
Speed
Cardiovascular fitness
Which of the following athletes is most likely to use plyometric training?
Long jumper
Road cyclist
Middle distance runner
Which nutritional supplement is often used by athletes after intense training to repair damaged tissues caused by training?
Fat
Vitamins
Protein
What term is used to describe long term physiological changes in the bodily systems as a result of training?
Responses
Adaptations
Short term effects
Which of the following is likely to be a cause of reversibility and de-adaptation?
An injury
Increased intensity
Resting
How would a long jumper increase the intensity of weight training?
Greater number of reps
Less recovery time
Increased resistance
Which of the following is an example of applying the principle of rest and recovery?
Good sleep patterns
Increased intensity of training
FITT
Which of the following is considered an individual difference that helps to accurately target training?
Gender