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010-111 · Question #40

Which of the following is NOT a principle of training?

The correct answer is D. Concentration. Concentration is a psychological focus strategy, not a recognized physiological principle of exercise training.

Exercise Program Development and Implementation

Question

Which of the following is NOT a principle of training?

Options

  • AOverload
  • BSpecificity
  • CReversibility
  • DConcentration

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    17% (6)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    69% (25)

Why each option

Concentration is a psychological focus strategy, not a recognized physiological principle of exercise training.

AOverload

Overload is a foundational training principle stating that the body must be stressed beyond its current level to produce adaptation.

BSpecificity

Specificity is a recognized training principle stating that adaptations are specific to the type of training performed.

CReversibility

Reversibility (also called detraining) is a recognized principle stating that fitness gains are lost when training stimulus is removed.

DConcentrationCorrect

The established principles of training are Overload, Specificity, Reversibility, Progression, and Individuality. Concentration describes a mental approach to resistance exercise (the mind-muscle connection) and is not categorized as a principle that governs how the body adapts to systematic training stress.

Concept tested: Identifying recognized principles of exercise training

Source: https://www.acefitness.org/resources/everyone/blog/5008/the-principles-of-training/

Topics

#training principles#overload#specificity#reversibility

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