PRINCIPLES OF TRAINING
- The training load should be based on frequency and intensity.
- Training is an Individual problem: factors like age, sex, work, physical make up, sleep, rest, should be considered for training schedules.
- Physical and emotional stress to be considered.
- Excessive stress on the individual will lower the performance.
- Training is specific to sport.
- Nutrition is an important consideration in training schedule.
The above factors should be based on two important principles namely, the over load principle and the law of reversibility. Every, one who deals with sports and games should know these two principles which form the basis of training methods and physical and physiological developments.
a. OVER LOAD PRINCIPLE
There are three aspects in over load training” normal load” “crest load” “over load”
Over load simply means development of Hypertrophy which results from an increase in the intensity of work done in an unit of time and greater the intensity
