Methods of training

1. Methods of training

2. Definition • -Aerobic training, using exercise sessions with no rest intervals. Msot appropriate to improve cardiovascular fitness Advantages: • Cheap • You can work individually or in a group • adaptative to suit individual nee • easy to monitor & overload • Easy to measure improvement Disadvantages: • Time-consuming • Hard-work -boredom • Will only improve certain areas of fitness Suitable for long-distance events • Runners • Rowers, • Cyclists • Swimmers Continuous Training

3. Definition • -training which uses periods of work followed by periods of slower work or rest to allow for recovery. • Advantages: • Takes place over short periods which can be tailored to specific event distances • It includes a period of rest which allows for recovery • Includes repitions of high quality exercise, which raise the pulse to near maximum • Easy to measure & monitor improvement • Disadvantages: • People may work at different rates so hard to complete in groups • Higher risk of injury as you may rest too little or too long! • Suitable for: • Athletes, swimmer,s games players. Interval Training

4. Defintion • -Resembling interval training, it uses jogging, sprints, rest intervals and originally carried out on varied terrain (hills, sand dunes etc) Advantages: • Can be carried out in a variety of terrain • Includes repetitions • Its cheap and easily adaptable Disadvantages: • Random training can’t always improve fitness • Higher risk of injury because of terrain Suitable for: • Games players, cross country runners, tri-athletes, steeple chase Fartlek Running

5. Definition • -mixture of training to reduce monotony of a single type of training. It can help reduce stresses on the body from a single training regime. Advantages: • Allows variety in a training schedule • Muscle groups rested from day to day • Can be adapted to weather conditions Disadvantages: • Time-consuming and hard work • Body needs to adapt quickly to change of activity Suitable for: • All sports & activities Cross Training

6. Definition-involves a number of exercises, set out to avoid exercising the same muscle group consecutively. A circuit can be set to improve muscular strength & endurance, cardiovascular fitness or include sport specific drills Advantages: • More general, all round fitness than any other of the training methods • People of all levels and abilities can do it • Aerobic and anaerobic fitness Disadvantages: • Hard-work and tiring • Time-consuming to set up • Difficult to monitor • Suitable for: • All games players • Anyone wanting to improvefitness Circuit Training

7. Definition • -training that uses progressive resistance, either actual weight lifted or number of times weight lifted Advantages: • Easy to tell load you are using • Easy to increase load (progression) • Work on different muscle groups for specificity Disadvantages: • Injuries occur if too high a weight is used • Not suitable for under 16’s • Individual a lot of the time, so hard to carry out in groups • Expensive Suitable for: • Sports that need strength • e.g. boxers, wrestlers, rowers, atghletes Weight Training

8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEVYuoVZ-YY • YouTube link of methods of training 