1. 3.1.2 – Training Learning objectives
To understand the different methods of training and their effects.
To describe the advantages and disadvantages of each method of training.
To explain the aspects of training that a performer should use to increase fitness.
To understand how aspects of training can be applied to a programme and its usage amongst athletes.

2. Training
There are many training methods a performer could use. Each method works the body differently.
The aim of training is to improve:
Fitness
Skills
Techniques
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3. Maximum Heart Rate Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) = 220 – age
Each individual has a maximum heart rate.
Maximum heart rate can be calculated below
Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) = 220 – age
So, a 25 year-old would have a maximum heart rate of
- 220 – 25
= 195 bpm

4. Weight Training
WEIGHT TRAINING is a form of training that uses progressive resistance against a muscle group.
How can weight training benefit a performer?
Increase muscular strength
Increase muscular endurance
Recover after injury.
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5. Weight Training Weight training can increase:
Muscular strength: High weight x low repetitions
Muscular endurance: Low weight x high repetitions
Rest and recovery time will depend on:
Athlete’s fitness
Athlete’s weight
Sets completed
2 days is the average recovery period to mend damaged muscle fibres.
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6. Weight Training
Pyramid sets: performer starts of light with more reps and works up to heavy weight and few reps.
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7. Weight Training There are 2 ways you can train:
Machine Weights Free Weights
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of weight training using Machine Weights or Free Weights

8. Weight Training Machine Weights Free Weights Positives: Positives:
-Safe to use
-Technically design to work specific muscle groups.
-Always ready to use
Drawbacks:
Extra weight cannot be added.
Positives:
-Provides a wider range of movement.
-can develop explosive strength (many top performer use free weights)
Drawbacks:
Need a spotter for safety reasons.
Injury is more likely to occur if posture is not right

9. Circuit Training
Circuit training is a series of exercises completed one after another. It is a very good way of developing general fitness.
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10. Circuit training can help to improve MUSCULAR ENDURANCE
CARDIOVASCULAR FITNESS
Circuits can be made specific by using skills from your chosen sport. i.e. basketball
Stations could include:
Dribbling - Shooting - 1 vs 1 - Defending - Free throws
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11. How can the intensity be increased? i.e. make it harder
What factors should you consider about the order of the activities and why?
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How can the intensity be increased? i.e. make it harder

12. Circuit Training
What are the advantages and disadvantages of circuit training?
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13. Circuit Training Advantages Disadvantages
Develops strength and endurance
Appropriate form of training for most sports
Can be adjusted to suit age, fitness and health of the athlete
Exercises are simple enough to make each athlete feel a sense of achievement in completing them.
Some exercises require specialised equipment - e.g. dumbbells
Ample space required to set up the circuit exercises & equipment
Use of additional equipment requires appropriate health and safety monitoring

14. Interval Training i.e. Sprint for 20 metre + walk back to start.
This training involves periods of work followed by periods of rest.
i.e. Sprint for 20 metre + walk back to start.
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What athletes/performers would benefit from this method of training?

15. Interval Training
Lactic acid and oxygen debt builds up during interval training. The rest phase allows for recovery of these levels.
What muscles group would this training help build? – think muscle types?
What body system is working during this type of training?
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- Fast Twitch muscle fibres
- Anaerobic – without air
Example = 200m

16. Interval Training Long Interval Training:
Work time can range from 20 seconds to 3 minutes.
Used by games players and middle distance runners
Who might benefit from longer interval training?
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i.e. 400m X 5 with 2 minutes rest in between each set

17. Interval Training Short Interval Training:
Work time will be no longer than 20 seconds.
Used by sprinters and racket sport players due to short bursts needed.
Who might benefit from longer interval training?
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i.e. 50m X 7 with 2 minutes rest in between each set

18. Interval Training
What are the advantages and disadvantages of interval training?
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19. Interval Training Advantages Disadvantages
Improves cardiovascular fitness (Can mix aerobic and anaerobic exercise which replicates team games)
Improves heart efficiency
It will help train for a range of sports
Improves oxygen utilisation
Tough on your body (It can be hard to keep going when you start to fatigue)
Must leave sufficicent time to recover after a workout
Should be done under the supervision of a coach/instructor

20. Fartlek Training Means ‘SPEED PLAY’.
It is a combination of running, cycling speeds. i.e. 1 lap at 50% max, 1 lap walking, 1 lap at 80%
Works on both aerobic and anaerobic fitness due to the varying intensities.
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What athletes may use this method of training?

21. Fartlek Training
- Used by team games performers as it suits the movements necessary for a game.
- Can be completed over different terrains - woods / hills / roads to create a variety of intensities.
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22. Fartlek Training
What are the advantages and disadvantages of Fartlek training?
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23. Fartlek Training Advantages Disadvantages
Good for sports which require changes in pace
Easily adapted to suit the individuals level of fitness and sport
Too easy to skip the hard bits
Can be difficult to see how hard someone is trying!

24. Continuous Training
Involves a steady but regular pace. i.e. Jogging. It is important to maintain heart rate in the training threshold (60-80% of Max).
Activities can includes running, walking, swimming, rowing or cycling.
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25. Continuous Training
What muscles group would this training help build? – think muscle types?
What body system is working during this type of training?
- Slow twitch muscle fibres
- Aerobic – with air
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What particular athletes may use this method of training?
Long distance events – Marathon

26. Continuous Training
What are the advantages and disadvantages of continuous training?
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27. Continuous Training Advantages Disadvantages
Needs only a small amount of easy to use, accessible equipment, if any
Good for aerobic fitness
Good for losing weight
Can be boring
Doesn't improve anaerobic fitness so isn't as good for team games like football or hockey which involve short bursts of speed

28. EXAM QUESTION
Write down 3 statements about each of the following methods of training.
Fartlek Training
Continuous Training
Cross Training
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29. Put the following statements under either one of the headings.
Free Weights
Machine Weights
c) Not for beginners:
d) Easy to work:
e) Builds up strength:
f) Limit to the amount of weight lifted:
g) Injury due to poor technique:
h) Seats and belts make them safe:
i) Can help after injury:
j) Move only in the designed way:
k) Needs a spotter:
l) Use on your own:
m) Top sportspeople use them:
n) Uses anaerobic and aerobic respiration:
o) Easier to apply more weight:
p) Always set up and ready to use
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30. Aspects of training
There are certain ASPECTS OF TRAINING which should be followed in order to improve performance.
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31. Specificity
Your training should be geared “specifically” towards your chosen sport or activity.
You need to train specifically to develop the right…
muscles – if your sport requires a lot of running, work mainly on your legs.
type of fitness – do you need strength, speed, stamina or a combination?
skills – you need to practice any relevant skills like kicking, serving and passing.
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32. Specificity
e.g.The training for a shot putter would be different from the training for a marathon runner………
You would not ask your shot putter to run 2 miles nor ask a runner to use heavy weight based exercises
e.g. if you’re training for a weightlifting competition, it’s no use going swimming every day.
You need to concentrate on strength training for your arms and legs.
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33. Specificity
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There is also a need for SPECIFIC TRAINING within a sport. e.g. goalkeepers need different training to outfield players.

34. Progression
This principle involves working the body harder than normal and gradually increasing the amount of exercise you do.
This makes our body adapt to the training levels and therefore getting fitter.
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35. How would you achieve progressive overload?
Progression
Athletes need to monitor performance levels and adjust the programme in order to take fitness level to a higher level.
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How would you achieve progressive overload?

36. Overload
This principle involves working the body harder than normal and gradually increasing the amount of exercise you do.
This makes our body adapt to the training levels and therefore getting fitter.
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Overload is closely linked with progression. What would happen if you overloaded your muscles to quickly?

37. Overload: the FID principle
There are four ways to achieve overload in an exercise programme.
They can easily be remembered using the mnemonic, FID.
Frequency – how often you train. E.g. From 1 a week to 3 times.
Intensity – how hard you train. E.g. Working at 75 % of your max instead of 60%.
Duration – how long you train for. E.g. Training for 2 hours instead of 1 and a half hours.
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38. Frequency - How often we train
The body needs time to recover from each training session. Training should be spread over the week and varied.
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39. Intensity - How hard we train
Fitness gains are only achieved if the body systems work hard enough.
Athletes must start at the right intensity, depending on our current fitness. An understanding of training thresholds also help.
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40. Duration - How long we train
Each session must last at least 20 minutes to get any benefits.
To improve AEROBIC fitness training sessions should last longer and working HR should rise between 60-80% of maximum.
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41. Reversibility
Reversibility is process of an athletes body losing fitness levels.
It the opposite of progressive overload and can occur if training has stopped due to illness or injury.
This simply means that unless you keep training, any fitness gains will be lost.
Athletes say.....
“If you don’t use it, you lose it!”
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42. Reversibility
This means that instead of progressing or remaining at the same level, the athlete loses fitness. It only takes 3 or 4 weeks to get out of condition.
What implications does this have for an elite performer who’s season has just finished?
When else might you see reversibility take place?
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43. Repetitions/Sets
You can’t design a weight-training program without knowing two terms:
Repetition - is one complete motion of an exercise.
Set - is a group of consecutive repetitions.
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The number of repetitions and sets completed with vary depending on the programs focus (i.e. strength or endurance training) and intensity level of a workout

44. “training threshold” Threshold
To improve fitness from regular exercise you must push your heart rate above a certain level, known as the…
“training threshold”
There are two training thresholds:
Aerobic Training Threshold
Anaerobic Training Threshold
= % of the maximum heart rate
= 80% + of the maximum heart rate

45. Training Zones
The type of activity an individual chooses will determine how easily they reach a threshold.
Also, the performers current fitness level will decide how quickly they reach the training zones.
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46. Rest and Recovery
For effective training performers should achieve the right balance between rest and recovery.
Rest and recovery allows the body to:
Replenish energy stores
Repair muscles fibres
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47. Rest and Recovery TASK: What are the signs of overtraining?

48. Loss of skills Giving up easily Longer recovery time needed
Reduced strength/power
Overanxious and depressed
Lack of flow and usual rhythm
Can become demoralized
Giving up easily

49. Summary Questions: Can you answer the following questions?
Success Criteria:
All pupils should be able to answer a minimum of 4 questions.
Most pupils should be able to answer 5-6 questions.
Some pupils should be able to answer all the questions.

50. Summary Questions: What is Fartlek training?
What is the difference between free weights and machine weights?
Describe interval training.
Circuit training can be made specific to a sport. What stations might you include in a basketball circuit?

51. Summary Questions: What is overload and how can it be achieved?
Describe and explain your understanding of an athlete’s aerobic training zone.
What are the signs of overtraining?
Explain the training principle of reversibility?