HPEX 375 Exam #4 Study Guide Questions & Answers 2023/2024

HPEX 375 Exam #4 Study Guide Questions & Answers 2023/2024 What are the 3 key principles of training? - ANSWER-- overload - specificity - reversibility Describe the overload principle : - ANSWER-- a progressive & systematic application of greater work to the human body as the body becomes physiologically adapted to the pre-existing workload Describe the specificity principle : - ANSWER-- training effect is specific to: - muscle fibers recruited during exercise - energy system involved (aerobic vs. anaerobic) - velocity of concentration - type of contraction (eccentric, concentric, isometric) Describe the reversibility principle : - ANSWER-- Gains are lost when over load is removed Training to Increase VO2 max includes : - ANSWER-- Large muscle groups - Dynamic activity - 20-60 min, greater than or equal to 3x/week - Greater than or equal to 50% VO2 max Expected increases in VO2 max includes : - ANSWER-- Average = 15-20% increase - 2-3% increase in those with initially high VO2 max, which requires intensity of more than 70% VO2 max - Up to 50% increase in those with initially low VO2 max, in which the training intensity should be of 40-50% VO2 max