1. The Principles Of Conditioning
Individual Differences
Overload
Progression
Adaptation
Use/Disuse
Specificity
Recognition of one’s own strengths and weaknesses can help to create a specific workout program

2. Individual Differences (Genetics)
Developing a workout program based on your body’s abilities, and capabilities. One size does not fit all.
Genetics are a contributing factor of our individual accomplishments and limitations.
Genetics are our traits passed from our parents to us. (Heredity)

3. Overload Principle
In order to improve our fitness, strength, and endurance, we need to increase our workload. (work Harder).
Endurance is the ability to keep going!
If we want to increase any ability, from being a better reader to performing better in athletics, we have to push ourselves to do more.

4. Progression Principle
A gradual increase of workload over a period of time, will result in improvements in fitness.
Developing a workout plan or journal will help workouts to progress.
To progress we must do a little more than we did the time before and continue to push to increase.

5. Adaptation Principle
The body’s ability to adjust to increased and decreased physical demands. (We get used to it)
Also known as a plateau. We made it to our goal and have adapted to the workload. To progress, we must push on!

6. Use/Disuse Principles
Use= Hypertrophy or building and maintaining muscle.
Disuse= Atrophy, or the decline in muscle from lack of use.
Use it or lose it!
We can get in great shape mentally and physically, but if we stop working, we slowly lose our gains.

7. Specificity Principle
What do you want to achieve athletically? Train for it!
Sport specific training!!
You want to be the best you can be at anything you choose. Work in that specific area to develop skills needed to excel at that activity.