... the performer. Lifting weights, for example, will increase muscle strength, but it will have little effect upon aerobic capacity. Not only should training be specific to a particular sport, but it should also be specific on those parts of the body that contribute most to the sport. If upper body strength is required, then concentrating on the arms and chest will be needed. If both speed and endurance is needed, then exercises should be devised with this in mind. In netball both is needed. A specific programme could be designed for a person returning from injury. If the muscles of one leg are recovering from a strain or pull they cannot be worked as hard as those of the leg that has not been damaged. Lower levels of stress should be put on recently repaired body tissue. However, by carefully designing a programme, which is specific to the recovering part ...

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