If one of your participants experiences a decline in the rate of improvement in his/her fitness, despite continuing to train at an appropriate level, this could BEST be explained by:
A)Fatigue
B)Training-related injury
C)Genetics
D)Lack of talent

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The principle of diminishing returns describes how a decline in the rate of fitness improvement over time is influenced by an individual's genetic potential. While fatigue, injury, and lack of talent can contribute to a lack of improvement in performance, if training properly, they should not play a direct or primary role in a decline in the rate of improvement.

If One of Your Participants Experiences a Decline in the Rate