Principles of Ex Training

• a.k.a "SAID"
• The body will adapt to only those demands placed upon it.
• "Carry-over"-degree of similarity between different exercise Stresses.

Energy Systems, Muscle Involvement, Joint Angle, Speed of Movement, Intensity, etc.

• The component of the body to be trained must be stressed beyond the normal level, i.e. place a greater demand than usual on the body.
• Overload relates to "acute" demands.

%HR, Duration, Speed, Anaerobic Threshold, % of 1RM, etc.

• The absolute workload of volume of training must gradually be increased over time for gains to continue.
• Progression relates to chronic demands.

• Different people may respond differently to the same training stimulus.
• One program does not usually "fit all"

Pre-trained state, Genetics, Gender, Diet, etc.

• As a training program continues, improvements become increasingly more difficult to achieve, especially as one moves closer to their "genetic ceiling."
• Within one work out extra work yields extra benefit, but only up to a point.

When training stimulus is removed or reduced, any gains induced be the training stimulus will begin to be reduced and eventually will revert back to the pre-training state.

SOPIDR or Specificity, Overload, Progression, Individuality, Diminishing Returns, and Reversibility.