Unit D3:

Anatomy and
Physiology
Assignment 2
Fitness testing and fitness
plan
 Have you
completed…
Collecting your fitness data?
• This is in your Teams folder
• Before moving on we need to make
sure everyone has completed this
You need to have…
• Your clients data, your data,
normative data
You also need to make sure you have…
• Assessed their strengths and areas
for improvement
Unit/Criteria To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able
reference to:
C.P4 Interpret fitness data, providing feedback to the performer
C.P5 Plan an appropriate physical training programme for a
professional sports performer, incorporating principles of
training and
periodisation
C.M4 Assess professional sports performers’ strengths and areas
for improvement from fitness test data, explaining how the
planned training programme meets the individuals’ needs
C.D2 Justify the training programme for a professional sports
performer, linking to requirements of the sport, fitness
data and individual areas for improvement
 Creating a
fitness plan
Now, using your data you need to
complete a 6-week fitness plan for
your professional client

Have a look at the example I have

printed out for you

Before you start to design the plan

you need to…
 Creating a
fitness plan
Identify who you are going to work with

Who might this be?

Sports scientist, strength and conditioning coach,
nutritionist, psychologist, personal trainer, sports
coach

Goals and SMART targets

How do this differ?

Goals: the overall aim (short, medium and long

term)

SMART Targets: smaller objectives and steps that

allow progression to the meet the overall goal

SMART
Specific, Measurable Achievable, Realistic, Timed
 Things to
consider
So, what do you need to consider
ahead of the plan…

• E.g. is the plan safe and effective

• The performers lifestyle, medical
needs and physical activity history
• The phase of training they are
currently in
• Number of sessions per week
• The intensity of the sessions and
how they will be measured
• The duration of each session
• The type of training
• There must be changes and
progressions throughout the plan
 Components
of Fitness
• Power
• Speed
• Muscular endurance
• Muscular strength
• Flexibility
• Aerobic

Give me an example of why each of

these might be important to an elite
level footballer?
 Types of
Training
How many can you name?

• Continuous
• Fartlek
• Circuit
• Strength
• Interval
• Plyometrics
• Resistance
• Flexibility
Your plan must
incorporate
Your plan must also incorporate the
following principles of fitness…

Do you know what they mean?

• Specificity
• Progressive overload
• How to avoid reversibility
• Adaptation
• Individuality
• Recovery time
 Periodisation

Your plan must consider

PERIODISATION

• Macrocycle
• Mesocycle
• Microcycle

• Individual session

What is your understanding of this?

 USE YOUR
EXPERIENCE
In a brilliant position as elite level
athletes you have experience of
carrying out training programmes

Use your experience to help with

this assignment!