Principles of training

• What is the FITT principle?

  • Frequency, train more often
  • Intensity, to improve train harder
  • Time, spending more time training will improve performance
  • Type, relevant to activity
• What is SPORR ?

  • Specificity, training must be relevant to activity (e.g. same skill and muscle type being used)
  • Progressive overload, gradually training harder to improve fitness (e.g. progression of power lifting heavier weights at the end of a training session rather than the start)
  • Reversibility, if training stops the adaptions will deteriorate (e.g. muscles get smaller- atrophy)
  • Recovery, rest days are needed for the body to recover after training (e.g. do a 3:1 ratio- trains for 3 days, rests for 1)