What I think about the Principles

My mentor, Mr Miller, asked me to answer these questions about the principles:

• Which principle makes the most sense to you? Why?

The Overload Principle. Because sometimes when I do a new exercise or physical activity, I get tired really fast. But the next time I try it, I can do it better than I had before. This princinple explained to em what was happening when I tried out a new physical activity.

• Which principle makes the least sense to you? Why?

They all make sense to me. They all fit into my idea of being healthy and fit and not overworking yourself.

• Which principle do you think is the most important? Why?

The FITT Principle. Because without those tips or information I probably would not know how to exercise properly. I also want to say that all of the principles sort of tie into each other, so they're all equally important.

• Explain the GAS concept.

GAS stands for General Adaption Syndrome, which everyone has. When you try a new physical activity it goes through 3 phases. The first one is the alarm phase where the body feels sore or tired. The second phase is resistance, in which the body adapts to the new activity. The final and third phase is exhaustion in the body. This phase happens when there is too much training and stress, so it is preventable.

• What are the 3 energy systems that your body runs on? Explain each system.

Phosphagen, glycolytic, and oxidative. The phosphagen energy is used for high-intensity moments usually lasting 10-15 sec, and is working at the beginning of any exercise. Glycolytic energy works when there is a medium-intensity moment usually lasting 15 sec–3 min. The oxidative energy is used for low-intensity moments longer than 3 min, and is also used when recovering or healing. All three energies usually overlap each other, and no one energy is used alone.

• Why is it important to consider rest as an important part of training?

Without rest your body could be overworked and exhaustion could be the result, as well as damaged muscles or body parts.

• Explain the FITT Principle as if you are explaining it to someone who is unfamiliar with exercise terminology.

My explanation in previous blog post for the FITT principle should be liable for people without technology as well.

• Explain the 'overtraining syndrome.'

During recovery from overworking your body, you usually lose some of your usual performance strength.

• Why is specificity important in a training regimen?

From the "Role of Progressive Overload in Sports Conditioning" articles, it says "Your needs analysis must look at what are the attributes of the movements that encompass the sport (e.g. strength, power, speed, endurance, etc) and what muscles are involved in these movements." Basically, the muscles that you use solely for your sport, you should focus on training them. But still have diversity in your workout.