Bridge to Bribane Training Program
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BRIDGE TO BRISBANE REPORT
KELSEY SEMPLE
PART A: Training Principals 1. The training principle of variety states that using the same drills and routines to develop fitness components in every training session is not productive! This is because repetition without creativity leads to boredom. It is important to continually strive to develop the required attributes using different techniques to ensure that athletes are challenged not only by the activity, but by initiative and implementation.
The principle of variety has been used ion the Bridge to Brisbane training program as different activities have been scheduled on different days and this changes week by week, gradually getting harder to challenge athletes. Three different intensity levels have aso been developed (beginner, intermediate and advanced) so that athletes can train at a level that best suits them and continually challenges them so they do not get bored.
Cross training activities such as swimming and cycling could also be used in the program to break the repletion of just running.
2. The training principle of specificity states that effective training should replicate the actions, muscles, energy systems and intensity of the activity you are training for.
The Bridge to Brisbane training program did consider this principle as 5 out of 7 days a week, the training athlete is scheduled to run, starting easy and gradually getting harder as the weeks progress. In week 5, the program instructs the training athlete to begin training on hilly courses to get their bodies used to running up and down hills, as that is what the real Bridge to Brisbane course will be like. In week 9, the program instructs the training athlete to do a 1min hard run over a flat terrain to get the athlete ready for the final sprint at the end of the course.
Therefore, the Bridge to Brisbane training program did consider the training principle of specificity to quite an extent. Training replicates the
BRIDGE TO BRISBANE REPORT
KELSEY SEMPLE
PART A: Training Principals 1. The training principle of variety states that using the same drills and routines to develop fitness components in every training session is not productive! This is because repetition without creativity leads to boredom. It is important to continually strive to develop the required attributes using different techniques to ensure that athletes are challenged not only by the activity, but by initiative and implementation.
The principle of variety has been used ion the Bridge to Brisbane training program as different activities have been scheduled on different days and this changes week by week, gradually getting harder to challenge athletes. Three different intensity levels have aso been developed (beginner, intermediate and advanced) so that athletes can train at a level that best suits them and continually challenges them so they do not get bored.
Cross training activities such as swimming and cycling could also be used in the program to break the repletion of just running.
2. The training principle of specificity states that effective training should replicate the actions, muscles, energy systems and intensity of the activity you are training for.
The Bridge to Brisbane training program did consider this principle as 5 out of 7 days a week, the training athlete is scheduled to run, starting easy and gradually getting harder as the weeks progress. In week 5, the program instructs the training athlete to begin training on hilly courses to get their bodies used to running up and down hills, as that is what the real Bridge to Brisbane course will be like. In week 9, the program instructs the training athlete to do a 1min hard run over a flat terrain to get the athlete ready for the final sprint at the end of the course.
Therefore, the Bridge to Brisbane training program did consider the training principle of specificity to quite an extent. Training replicates the