How does circuit training work?

Answer 1

Circuit training is a training technique that involves moving from one exercise station to another, each exercise working a different muscle group until each muscle has been worked, without including contra indicatory exercises for instance; having one upper body exercise station followed by another upper body exercise station. You should work for a set amount of time for example 60seconds, and then rest for a set amount of time for example 60seconds before moving onto the next station. The amount of work or rest time can be adjusted according to the FITT (frequency, intensity, time, type) principle of intensity to increase the difficulty of the circuit and to better achieve overload. You can also work for a number of sets and repetitions and then rest for a set time rather than a working and resting set time. You can adjust the number of sets or repetitions of the exercise as well as the rest time to increase the intensity; just as you can if you are training with a set work time. The circuit can include strength training stations, cardio stations or a mixture of the two. A mixture of the two is generally better as the purpose is to keep the heart rate elevated; however the circuit should still be specific to the individual and should complement their reason for performing the circuit. For instance a weight lifters' circuit should include more exercises designed to increase muscular strength, and fewer exercises which are designed to improve muscular endurance or cardio vascular fitness. A weight lifter will need high muscular strength to perform at a high level in their sport rather than muscular endurance or cardio vascular fitness and so the circuit they perform should increase their muscular strength. The circuit should be performed 3times a week for the enabling of progressive overload and so create elevated hypertrophy in the target muscles, it should preferably be performed on alternate days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) to allow for the rest and recovery process to work. The routine of stations and exercises should also be changed every 4-6weeks to avoid boredom and further increase the all round effectiveness of the circuit. The benefits of circuit training are that can be easily structured to provide a whole body workout, it doesn't require expensive gym equipment can be performed at home and so can be adapted for any sized workout area; and as I mentioned earlier can be customized for the specificity of the individual.

It's wear you have all these little stations of exercises set up around the room (circularish) and you go from each one to another after spending a certain amount of time there...its like a circuit.

Answer 2

well circuit training can help with your cardiovascular endurance.if u don't know how to do circuit training it is basicly doing lots of activities to make ur heart rate up.

Answer 3

It gives a variety of training techniques on each station to help improve overall sports ablities

Answer 4

1. increase stamina of body

2. Increase physical strength of body

3.increase work efficiency of body

4.work power more

Answer 5

Circuit training combines high-intensity aerobics and resistance training that targets strength building and muscular endurance. A circuit works each section of your body.