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Qualities of training
Guiding question: What makes a training programme safe, effective and right for the person following it?
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A.3.1.1
Training principles and programme design
Good programmes apply specificity, progressive overload, recovery, variety, reversibility and periodisation, organised into macro-, meso- and microcycles. Coaches measure baselines and track progress, and plan around fitness, age, sex, reproductive status, the menstrual cycle and the macrocycle phase. Adaptations depend on the intensity and type of training, aerobic or anaerobic, and on genetics, so responders gain more than non-responders. Too much load with too little recovery can lead to overreaching or overtraining.
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1.Which statements about the menstrual cycle are correct? I. Oestrogen concentration rises before ovulation II. Progesterone concentration rises after ovulation III. Hormonal changes can influence training and performance
2.Which are principles of training? I. Variety II. Hypertrophy III. Reversibility
3.Which are features of periodization in training? I. Planned variation in training load II. Division of training into cycles such as macrocycles and mesocycles III. Keeping the training load the same throughout the year
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Links to other topics
- C.3What could a coach measure to judge whether an athlete is ready for today's session?
- B.3.2Why do prehabilitation exercises and a well-planned warm-up make injury less likely?