• EDKP 391 final
Chapter 16 - CORRECT ANSWER -Training for sport
• What is positive stress? - CORRECT ANSWER -training that can cause improvements
in exercise performance
• Too much training can lead to.. - CORRECT ANSWER -Injury and decrease in
performance
• There must be a _____ of volume and intensity - CORRECT ANSWER -Balance
• Overtraining can lead to.. - CORRECT ANSWER -Performance decrements, chronic
fatigue and illness
• is progressive overload necessary? - CORRECT ANSWER -Yes, with the increase of
progressive overload the body adapts
• What are some loss of benefits of overtraining? - CORRECT ANSWER -No additional
improvements, can lead to injury
• What is acute overload? - CORRECT ANSWER -Average training load
• What is Overreaching? - CORRECT ANSWER -The benefit
• When increasing intensity, frequency and duration this is known as? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Overload
,• When training specific to the sport or activity and the types of fitness required to
engage particular muscle groups this is know as? - CORRECT ANSWER -Specificity
• When your Body adapts to training and take it to the next level this is know as? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Progression
• When an athlete stops exercising or reduces training with a loss progression this is
known as? - CORRECT ANSWER -Reversibility
• With enough training and practice your body will do the sport or activity as second
nature, this is known as? - CORRECT ANSWER -Adaptation
• Each person responds differently to exercise and training programs and needs to
exercise accordingly, this is known as? - CORRECT ANSWER -Individual differences
• what is the progression of training, four elements? - CORRECT ANSWER -Under-
training>Acute overload> Overreaching> Overtraining
• Which two zones enhance performance in competitions and training? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Acute overload and overreaching
• What is overreaching? - CORRECT ANSWER -systematic attempt to over-stress the
body for a SHORT period of training
• Is overreaching the same as overtraining? - CORRECT ANSWER -No but it is very
easy to cross into overtraining, it is important to do short performance training and
not excessive training
• What is Excessive Training? - CORRECT ANSWER -Volume, intensity or both to the
extreme!
- As volume increases so does performance
, • Training volume should be.... - CORRECT ANSWER -Sport specific
• When is low intensity, high intensity inappropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER -For sprint-
type performance
• How are intensity and volume related? - CORRECT ANSWER -inversely, If volume
increases, intensity should decrease and vice versa
• What is Periodization of training? - CORRECT ANSWER -Divides into cycles ranging
from multiyear microcycles (no idea what that means)
• Who is Periodization training right for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Athletes who focus on
one competition
- Not optimal for team sports or sports that need skill development
• What is the Periodization cycle hierarchy? - CORRECT ANSWER -Quadrennial cycle
• Macrocycle
• Mesocycle
• Microcycle
• Workouts
• What is Traditional Group Training? - CORRECT ANSWER -Focuses on strength,
power, and endurance all at the same time
• What is Block Periodization? - CORRECT ANSWER -Development of either strength,
power, or endurance on a weekly basis
• What are some key points of optimization? - CORRECT ANSWER -- Have key
principles of exercise in mind
- Balance training load
- Have a simple goal that aligns with your plan