Assignment #2.5 Specificity, Overload, Progression, and Reversibility

Assignment 2.5
Specificity, Overload, Progression, Reversibility

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Objective
 Standards: Minnesota State Physical Education Benchmarks 3, 4

Students will demonstrate their understanding of specificity, overload, progression, and reversibility by giving specific examples of how these principals relate to the sport or activity they are doing.
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Are you getting the benefits you want?

If you don't understand the training principles, you may not be getting the results that you want. Everyday people make the smart choice and choose a more active lifestyle. They choose a sport/activity they like and several days a week they workout. It is a great first start!

Now it is important to take the next step. To effectively meet your physical fitness goals, you must understand the training principles. Click on the websites below to learn more about specificity, overload, progression, and reversibility.

After this lesson you will already know more about physical fitness than 85% of people in the United States. Keep up the good work!
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Assignment

Each one of the following questions below deals with one of the training principles. If you are having difficulty you can go back to the websites listed in the learning sections for assistance.

Questions
1. Give three different examples of how the overload principal can be used in the activity or sport you have been doing for this class.

2. Give three different examples of how the progression principal can be used in the activity or sport you have been doing for this class.

3. Give one example of how the reversibility principle might affect you for the activity or sport you have been doing for this class.

4. Give two examples of how the specificity principle might affect you as you train for your activity or sport in this class.

Assignment Instructions:

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