If Usain Bolt's trainer ensures that his training targets the anaerobic energy systems, which principle of training is being applied?
Overload
Reversibility
Specificity
Which of the following is a key principle of training?
Progressive overload
Fitness
Individual needs
If a boxer decreases their recovery period during interval training, which FITT principle are they overloading?
Frequency
Intensity
Time
Calculate the maximum heart rate for a 16-year-old netball player.
196 bpm
190 bpm
204 bpm
Which heart rate zone is typically considered to be the anaerobic training zone?
80-90% maxHR
60-80% maxHR
50-60% maxHR
What does the acronym FITT stand for?
Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type
Fitness, Intensity, Time, Type
Frequency, Intensity, Training, Type
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 these athletes is likely to train between 60-80% maxHR for the majority of their training load?
High jumper
Triathlete
Hockey goalkeeper
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 considered an individual difference that helps to accurately target training?
Gender