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HSC PDHPE OPTION 4: IMPROVING PERFORMANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HSC PDHPE OPTION 4: IMPROVING PERFORMANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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HSC PDHPE OPTION 4: IMPROVINGPERFORMANCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How do athletes train for improved performance? - ANSWER Strength training
Aerobic Training
Strength training aims to - ANSWER Aims to increase athletes capacity to exert
force.
Increased strength is achieved by manipulating - ANSWER - Load (the
resistance / weight)
- Sets
- Repetitions (Reps.)
- Exercise Speed
- Rest Period
Isokinetic: - ANSWER Exercises involving a constant load during the entire
process of movement
Isotonic - ANSWER Exercises which cause the muscles to lengthen and shorten
Isometric - ANSWER Exercises which don't alter the length of muscles
Types of strength training - ANSWER - resistance training, eg elastic, hydraulic
- weight training, eg plates, dumbbells
- isometric training
, Resistance training - ANSWER elastic, hydraulic
Resistance training : elastic - ANSWER Involves flexible rubber banks or flat
bands which when stretched provide resistance to movement. Resistance is
greater
Resistance training : elastic best suited to - ANSWER beneficial for activation,
warm up, and rehabilitation than building significant strength gains
Resistance training : Hydraulics - ANSWER Involves using hydraulic cylinders to
vary resistance according to the athletes own effort and speed of movement
Weight Training - ANSWER Plates
Dumbbells
Weight Training Plates and dumbbells (free weights) - ANSWER Allows for a
wide range of muscle groups to be targeted.
a rugby player wanting to increase max strength for his tackles will need strength
through his legs and can apply the principles of max strength training to
squatting.
Weight Training Machine weights - ANSWER machines that adjust to your
body dimensions and allow your joints to move through their natural motion
paths
bodybuilding, weightlifting, powerlifting
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