Principle of Individuality - ANSWER✔✔-• Each person must be considered as unique
individuals are unlikely to show precisely the same adaptations to a given training
program
• variations in cellular growth rates, metabolism, neuronal, and endocrine regulation
leads to individual variations
Principle of Specificity - ANSWER✔✔-• To maximize benefits training must be
specifically matched to the type of activities the person engages in
• Training adaptations are highly specific to the type of activity, volume, and intensity
of activity performed.
Principle of Disuse - ANSWER✔✔-• Training benefits are lost if training is
discontinued or reduced abruptly
• When training is stopped the fitness level will drop to the level that will meet the
demands of daily use.
Principle of Progressive Overload - ANSWER✔✔-• Training must work the muscles
harder than normal, as the body adapts the training must progress to a higher level
• All training programs must include the concepts of overload and progressive training
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,Repetition Maximum (RM) - ANSWER✔✔-the maximum amount of weight a muscle
can lift for that specific number of repetitions
Bodyweight Guideline: Barbell Squat - ANSWER✔✔-45% of body weight
Bodyweight Guideline: Universal leg press - ANSWER✔✔-50% of body weight
Bodyweight Guideline: Barbell bench press - ANSWER✔✔-30% of body weight
Bodyweight Guideline: Universal bench press - ANSWER✔✔-30% of body weight
Bodyweight Guideline: Universal leg extension - ANSWER✔✔-20% of body weight
Bodyweight Guideline: Leg extension - ANSWER✔✔-20% of body weight
Bodyweight Guideline: Universal leg curl - ANSWER✔✔-15% of body weight
Bodyweight Guideline: Upright rowing - ANSWER✔✔-20% of body weight
Overload - ANSWER✔✔-For a muscle to gain strength it must be overloaded beyond
the point that they normally function at
Progressive Resistance - ANSWER✔✔-As the muscle becomes stronger a proportionally
greater resistance must be applied for further strength increases.
Methods of Overloading (8) - ANSWER✔✔-• Increased Weight or Resistance
• Increased Sets or Repetitions
• Increased Frequency
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, • Increased Rate of Movement
• Duration
• Rest Interval
• Muscle Isolation
• Range of Motion
DeLorme Method - ANSWER✔✔-The most commonly used method of training
• Initial set at 50% of 10 RM
• Second set at 75% of 10 RM
• Third set at 100% of 10 RM
Light to Heavy Program - ANSWER✔✔-The individual starts with lighter weights, does
a number of repetitions, rests, add more resistance, performs fewer repetitions, rests,
and continues this process until a certain weight and repetition goal is met; Typically,
used by athletes trying to gain greater mass and strength
Heavy to Light Program - ANSWER✔✔-Oxford Method
• Uses the principle of heavy resistance and low repetitions, but in the reverse of the
light to heavy program
• Some authorities believed that the DeLorme method was to fatiguing and might cause
to great a strain
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