principles of training

• specificity


  important to make sure training is relevant to activity, same intensity, duration, movements and energy systems have been used
• progressive overload


  over time gradually increasing the intensity of training to ensure improvement
• reversibility


  stop training then adaptions that have occurred as a result of the training will deteriorate
• recovery


  rest days needed to allow recovery time from training
• frequency 


  train more often
• intensity


  train harder
• time


  time spent training should increase
• type


  different forms of exercise so you don't get bored and motivation is maintained