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Understand the relevant theory and principles that underpin training. Training Load model, Periodiza;on, Parallel training model, Sequen;al Training Model, Periodiza;on vs Programming Periodiza;on is a a macro-management strategy that serves as a training blueprint, from which periods of ;me are assigned that target specific skills, fitness, or performance related factors. Volume and intensity are inversely related. 1-3 peaks/macrocycles per year Programming is an opera;on of strategic thinking which is best accomplished when ongoing monitoring is integrated into the periodiza;on process. How is biological adapta;on achieved? by disturbing the current capacity of the system What is supercompensa;on? Supercompensa;on is the effect whereby performance is enhanced if the body is able/allowed to adapt. What syndrome is supercompensa;on related to? General adapta;on syndrome What is general adapta;on syndrome? The framework of interac;on between the imposed training stress, acute fa;gue response, adapta;on, and a new level of homeostasis/performance. How does overtraining syndrome develop? AOer con;nued high volume, high intensity training or both when an athlete is overreached. Which training model is when performance of a posi;ve fitness effect and a nega;ve fa;gue effect decay exponen;ally over ;me but at different rates? Fitness-fa;gue model What is the dose-response rela;onship? rela;onship between the size of an administered dose and the intensity of the response produced What qualifies as external load? Amount of weight liOed, distance/speed of running, its what an athlete has done. What is it called when an athlete has responded to an external load? Internal load How is external load measured? camera systems, global posi;oning systems, local posi;oning systems, oOen in conjunc;on with other sensors such as accelerometers and power meters. What is the principle that the energy cost of accelera;on is equivalent to running at a constant speed up an "equivalent slope"? Metabolic Power What is the most appropriate equa;on for quan;fying resistance training load? Number of sets x number of repe;;ons x percent repe;;on max What is performance? A func;on of the difference between fitness and fa;gue Which central and peripheral sites contribute to fa;gue? Ac;va;on of the motor command (brain) Propaga;on of the ac;on poten;al through the descending motor pathway Myofilament excita;on-contrac;on coupling Status of the intracellular milieu What is Psychobiological model of fa;gue? Modifica;on of intensity whereby fa;gue occurs when the effort required exceeds maximal effort the athlete is willing to exert or when the athlete believes the effort has been maximal and it feels impossible to con;nue. What is the Integra;ve governor theory? Suggests both psychological and physiological factors limit performance with a par;cular focus on subconscious avoidance of catastrophic failure due to severe disrup;ons in homeostasis. what is the determinis;c model of training? a model of sports performance wherein there is a unique consequence or or outcome to every input or state What is a dynamic systems theory of training? a model of sports performance used to describe complex behavior across complex and dynamic systems What are posi;ve adapta;on measures when measuring heart rate? Improvements in heart rate variability and heart rate recovery at rest and post exercise. In which environments and with what frequency of monitoring of HRV is a good indica;on of posi;ve adapta;on? Team sports when used at least once a week Individual sports when used at least once a week When is there limited usefulness with measuring HR(V)? When measuring less than once a week or when neuromuscular and cogni;ve func;on are the main determinants of sport. How is invisible monitoring defined? As assessing athletes as ready go compete by increasing load with actual training drills such as small sided games. What is the relevancy of a reduc;on in flight ;me:contrac;on ;me measured from a CMJ? It shows the fa;gue from playing small-sided games What are the 5 psychometric inventories used to monitor the global psychological response? Profile Of Moods States (POMS) Daily Analyses of Life Demands for Athletes (DALDA) Mul;-Component Training Distress Scale Recovery and Stress Ques;onairre (REST-Q Sport) Athlete Reported Outcome Measures (AROMs) What factors are considered for the complexity of training and load? Physiological - kine;c energy(distance/speed threshold), metabolic power(accelera;ons), VO2, Cardiovascular demand, RPE Biomechanical - Whole-body loads (Ground reac;on forces), Accelera;ons and decelera;ons (Magnitude and frequency), Rate of accelera;on (Playerload TM), Joint Load, perceived ;ssue damage, RPE