- Overtraining
- Do not use workouts that are too long or too intense
- Cycle durations and intensities
- Change workouts periodically
- Recognize individual differences in fitness levels and genetics
- Undertraining
- Train with proper intensity, durations, and frequency specific
to training goal(s)
- Using exercises and work-rate intensities that are not sport
specific
- Failure to plan long-term training schedules to achieve specific
goals
- Periodize
training goals
- Plan and record training schedule designed to achieve specific
fitness objectives in stages at various times throughout the
year
- Failure to regularly assess efficacy of training program
- Utilize test(s) that accurately assess performance or fitness component(s)
- Test training objectives periodically and modify program
accordingly
- Allow adequate time for improvements
- Change must be greater than measurement error
- Do not wait too long between assessments
- only to discover little progress was achieved
- Failure to taper training
prior to a competition
- Reduce training intensity and volume several days prior to
an event
- Tapering increases performance by providing recovery time
- Muscles resynthesize glycogen to maximal levels
- Muscles and joints to recuperate from training induced damage
- Also see Sports
Conditioning Exercise Safety
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