Text 3. 2 five training stages

1. Read the text bellow. Characterise presented training stages.

Ideally, preparation for competitive endurance sports includes five stages: Base, Intensity, Peak, Competition (or Race), and Restoration. The number of weeks given each stage depends on the number of competitive seasons planned per year and your experience and condition. The physiological purposes of the five training stages will be explained in detail further. It is necessary at this point only to understand that there are essential physiological developments that take place by stages in a progressive fashion during the weeks and months preceding competition. Figure 1.1 illustrates the five training stages for an athlete participating in one competition season per year. It is helpful in planning to consider actual dates for competitions, training camps/ clinics, and any medical or physiological testing desired during the year.

2. Answer the questions on the text.

1. How many stages does preparation for competitive sports include ideally? 2. What are these training stages? 3. Does the stages’ length depend on a kind of sport? 4. What does the number of weeks given each stage depend on? 5. The physiological purposes of the five training stages will be explained in detail further, won’t they? 6. Is it necessary at this point only to understand those training stages? 7. What is it necessary to understand at this point? 8. What kind of developments is there at each stage? 9. In what fashion do these developments occur? 10. When do these developments occur? 11. What is it helpful to consider in planning?

Figure 1.1. The five training stages of the year.

2. Find in the text English equivalents for the following.

фактический/действительный; в идеале; количество; в поступательной манере; в данном случае; этап/мезоцикл; подводящий этап/мезоцикл; втягивающий этап/мезоцикл; ударный этап/мезоцикл; восстановительный этап/мезоцикл; опыт; количество недель, отведённых на каждый этап; цель/назначение/результат; объяснять; тренировочные сборы; тренировочные теоретические семинары; существенный/важный; изменение/развитие/эволюция; полезный; физическое состояние/кондиция; детально/подробно

3. Complete the sentences in accordance with the text.

1. There are five training stages in preparation for competitive sports: ….

2. The number of weeks given each stage depends on ….

3. Essential physiological developments that take place by stages in ….

4. It is helpful in planning to consider ….

4. Make up a dialogue on the text. Retell the text “Five Training Stages”.