Title: Apply the principles of strength training to various case study scenarios.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training II (14062-II) > Section: Preventing Injuries

Application should include demonstrating the principles of specificity, overload, frequency, duration, and reversibility, as related to muscle strength, power, and cardiorespiratory fitness.

Process/Skill Questions

- What is the process by which an individual gains strength?
- What are the consequences of changing the parameters of a strength training program?
- What is the role of sound strength training practices in injury prevention?
- What can be the results of improper strength training practices?

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Chapter 13 Resistance Training Concepts

- Describe the stages of the general adaptation syndrome.
- Define and describe the principle of adaptation and specificity.
- Define stability, muscular endurance, muscular hypertrophy, strength, and power.
- List and define the various stages of strength and training systems.

Chapter 14 Integrated Program Design and the Optimum Performance Training™ (OPT™) Model

- Define and describe the acute training variables within the Optimum Performance Training (OPT™) model.
- Describe the phases within the OPT model.
- Design programs for each phase of training.