#3 Principle In Supplementation
Overloading -
If you understood the concept of overloading, you will understand that you cannot consistently increase the overloading of an athlete, as the body is not limitless and will eventually refuse to respond positively and can actually start rapidly deteriorating. Lack of knowledge in overloading in training often times lead to athletic injuries, burn out, and lack of motivation.
The best way to overload an athlete is to gradually increase the workload until they
reach their desired level or goal. If you increase the overload too quickly, the
body will not have time to adapt therefore increasing the chance of becoming injured
or overstressed. To master this phase, never overload your athlete continuously for
more than 6 -
When executed correctly, the overload principle, along with the right mental preparation, is one of the most important principles of exercise activity you could implement in your training regiment. It is essential because it assists the athlete in learning to deal with the stress that they will face during intense training and competition. Since we know for certain, that exercise and other forms of physical activities can impose great stress on the body, we must educate the athletes on how best to train their bodies and mind to cope and adapt to the stress. If they are to improve and reach their highest potential, there is no getting around this principle. We also know that with the proper overloading of the body through athletic workouts, the body will gradually adapt to the stress and perform when required regardless of the external conditions.
An example of overload: When an athlete exercises aerobically and attempts to increase his/her cardiovascular fitness by doing low, moderate and intensive track overloads, they boost their body's ability to overcompensate and increase the number of mitochondria (a cell structure where aerobic energy is produced), and capillaries (small blood vessels). This makes the heart stronger allowing it to pump more blood per beat (more blood, more oxygen, more nutrients, and better performance). The GP sports overload concept supports the theory that: if you force the heart, lungs, and endurance muscles to do work not previously done, it will make the changes necessary so the body can adapt and handle the new overload exercise activities better the next time.
This increase in workload can be very effective and is highly beneficial to all athletes. With many small increases overtime, it is certain to bring forth a large increase or adaptation of the entire body, primarily the heart, lungs and muscles. When this occurs, the body is better able to supply fuel, in the form of oxygen to the muscles thus increasing the ability of the muscles to utilize this fuel used to sustain physical activities, training, competition and exercise.
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