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The Principles of Training
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The Principles of Training Specificity The principles of a training program are the basic rules and ideas that must be followed in order for a training program to be of any help. Should these be ignored or not adhered to, the training done by the athlete would become obsolete and worthless. When designing an effective training program a coach and his/her athlete have many things to bear in mind. The law of specificity states that the training undertaken by a person must be relevant to his or her sport. For example, it would be pointless for a top cyclist to do most of their training in a swimming pool. Whilst cross training may have its advantages in the "base" stages of a training regime, for the most part, training on land doing activities like spinning sessions is far more relevant and would also determine a more positive end result. The...
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