Methods of Training for Sport

One long run of 5 miles as part of a training programme for a half marathon would be classified as which method of training?
1. Continuous
2. Fartlek
3. Interval
4. Flexibility
Dilbert runs 6 lots of 40m sprints at 80% intensity with a 30 second rest in between each where he walks back to the start and prepares himself again. Which method of training is this?
1. Interval
2. Fartlek
3. Continuous
4. Flexibility
Ruprect is working to develop his aerobic and anaerobic systems at varying intensities. He decides that a good way to help this is to do some 'speed-play' running. His session lasted for about half an hour, running at a number of different speeds, on flat land and up and down hills. What is the name of this type of training?
1. Fartlek
2. Flexibility
3. Continuous
4. Interval
5. Fartpant
Pamela goes to athletics club to meet her friends and have a chat about her weekend. As part of their training session they do 3 sets of 8 different types of exercise moving from station to station. Which type of training is this?
1. Circuit
2. Weight training
3. Interval
4. Flexibility
Herbert became bored of running running 5 miles a day to improve his aerobic fitness. He devised a set of training sessions which would develop technique, fitness and several other general skills which could be applied to other sports. He also included 15 minutes jogging, 15 minutes rowing and 15 minutes cycling with sprint drills at the end. Which "method of training" is this?
1. Cross training
2. Fartlek
3. Continuous
4. Weight training
Roberta includes the following in her training session: Bench press - 3 sets of 8 reps. at 85% intensity. Is she working at improving muscular "strength" or "endurance"?
1. Strength
2. Endurance
Dwight carried out interval training which involved cycling up a steep hill at 70% intensity with a minute rest in between. Do you think he would be working predominantly aerobically or anaerobically?
1. Anaerobically
2. Aerobically
Joanna is a serious javelin thrower. She does weight training once a week, circuit training twice a week and technique training twice a week. What kind of weight training do you think she might be doing during the winter months?
1. Heavy weights, low repetitions - strength training
2. Light toning exercises
3. Heavy training with light weights and high repetitions
Bicep curl, leg press, shoulder press, lat pull-down, heavy squats, power clean, bench press and leg curl are all examples of which type of training?
1. Weight training
2. Own body weight training
3. Triathlon training
4. Interval training
Rob did a 10 minute warm up before starting a martial arts training session. After raising his temperature by jogging and skipping, what do you think he was MOST LIKELY to do next as part of his preparation?
1. Flexibility
2. Rest
3. Forward rolls
4. Some work on the theory of exercise
Which BEST describes the term "Flexibility Training"?
1. Flexibility training is where there is a conscious effort to progressively improve the long term range of movement at a joint and increase the elasticity of the muscles.
2. Flexibility training is where the athlete stretches the muscles to improve short term range of movement at a joint and elasticity of the muscle.
What is a "REPETITION" in the context of training for sport?
1. When training becomes boring from doing it over and over again
2. When a competition occurs regularly
3. One complete exercise which can be repeated within a "set" of exercises
4. One complete set of exercises
What is a "SET" in the context of training for sport?
1. A number of complete exercises (or repetitions) put together in a batch
2. A number of exercises put together over a period of a week
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