Unit 6: Measurement & Evaluation of Human Performance
‘Progress
depends on
effort not
ability’
Unit 6.4
Key learning
intention (KLI)
Success criteria
Principles of Program Design
To understand the principles of program design in relation to sports performance.
Resources
Key words
P154 – 156
Specificity, Progression, Overload, Reversibility, Periodisation, Karvonen, RPE scale,
To design a cv fitness plan for a client taking into consideration age, maximum heart rate,
resting heart rate, fitness goals, risk factors and gym adherence.
Describe the essential elements of a general training program
Component
Why it’s important
Warm-up
Stretching
Endurance training
Cool down
Flexibility training
Resistance training
Recreational activities
The key principles of training program design
PRINCIPLE
Explanation
SPECIFICITY
PROGRESSION
OVERLOAD
REVERSIBILITY
If the training plan is terminated then fitness improvements will return to pretraining values. The effect of Detraining is much faster with muscle endurance in
comparison to strength. 10% vs 40% loss over 8 weeks.
Unit 6: Measurement & Evaluation of Human Performance
PERIODISATION
Evaluate the training plan below in term of its adherence to the SPORP principles
Advantage’s
Disadvantages
‘Progress
depends on
effort not
ability’
Unit 6: Measurement & Evaluation of Human Performance
Ways in which exercise intensity can be monitored
Heart rate based on VO2 Max – The training Heart rate (THR)
The Karvonen Method
‘Progress
depends on
effort not
ability’
Unit 6: Measurement & Evaluation of Human Performance
Heart rate zone training
‘Progress
depends on
effort not
ability’
Unit 6: Measurement & Evaluation of Human Performance
‘Progress
depends on
effort not
ability’
Ratings of perceived exertion
OMNI Scale
Unit 6.3
Key learning
intention (KLI)
Success criteria
Principles of Program Design
To understand the principles of program design in relation to sports performance.
Resources
Key words
P154 – 156
Specificity, Progression, Overload, Reversibility, Periodisation, Karvonen, RPE scale,
To design a cv fitness plan for a client taking into consideration age, maximum heart rate,
resting heart rate, fitness goals, risk factors and gym adherence.
You should have completed the training plan for a client prior to completing the end of unit test.