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010-111 · Question #275
010-111 Question #275: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D. Specificity. Prescribing exercise modes that directly mirror the demands of the target sport - swimming, running, and cycling for a triathlon - is an application of the Specificity principle.
Question
A 35 year old male client has a goal of completing a sprint distance triathlon. The Certified Personal Trainer prescribes an exercise regimen of swimming 2 days per week, running 3 days per week, and bicycling 2 days per week. What training principle is being used?
Options
- AReversibility
- BOverload
- CProgression
- DSpecificity
Explanation
Prescribing exercise modes that directly mirror the demands of the target sport - swimming, running, and cycling for a triathlon - is an application of the Specificity principle.
Common mistakes.
- A. Reversibility refers to the loss of fitness adaptations that occurs when training stops or is significantly reduced, which is not relevant here.
- B. Overload refers to imposing a training stimulus that exceeds the current capacity of the body to force adaptation, not the selection of exercise modes.
- C. Progression refers to the systematic increase in training volume or intensity over time to continue driving adaptation, not the matching of exercise type to sport demands.
Concept tested. Specificity principle - SAID principle in sport training
Reference. https://www.acefitness.org/resources/everyone/blog/5553/the-principles-of-exercise/
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