Case study 1 – Jenny Jenny is 17 years old. She is a junior professional tennis player who has been performing quite well winning three of her last four events. However, she has noted that she has had continuous disruptions to her menstrual cycle that has caused it to cease over the last four months. She has also indicated that she has been putting herself on a strict diet to cut calories so that she can lose weight. She has also admitted to taking diet pills to help this process. Jenny has been feeling very fatigued since the last tournament she played in. She informed her doctor of what has been happening with her. The doctors and coaches are very concerned with her health and have indicated that she may have female athlete triad.Jenny recently completed the 20-metre Multistage Fitness Test (Beep test). Normally, she performs at a very high standard. However, she performed poorly in this test.
Beep Test Fitness Result Norms Men WomenExcellent > 13 > 12Very good 11-13 10-12Good 9-11 8-10Average 7-9 6-8Poor 5-7 4-6Very poor < 5 < 4 1. Describe what female athlete triad is. Ensure that, in your answer, you cover the three main aspects of this condition: disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. You should also outline the treatment objectives of women with this condition.
Outline the impact of the female athlete triad on physical, social, and emotional aspects of growth and development
Describe what the beep test is and why it is useful in the sport of tennis.
Outline the reasons for Jenny’s poor performance in the beep test as based on her case.
Based on Jenny having female athlete triad, describe what type of exercise program she could do at home after her condition has improved. You should focus on preparing her for professional competition. Remember to keep his resistance activities as bodyweight. Include flexibility movements.
Case study 2 – Rory Rory is 15. His dads, Drew and Bruce, are Ironmen in their own right, and Rory follows in their footsteps.12 months ago, Rory tore his lateral meniscus. Pre-injury, he was very healthy, and because of his reduced physical activity, he has lost his fitness level and gained weight. Kids at school have started calling him Rory Porky. Rory’s dad has employed you as an unbiased party to assist in boosting his confidence and fitness and to help him lose his excess weight.The doctor has cleared Rory for all exercise activities, but he would like him to start with lower intensity training. Indeed, Rory is very excited about having his very own trainer.This is a profile of Rory’s latest baseline measurements: • BMI – 26• Blood pressure – 126/82• Weight – 73kg • Sit and reach test – 0cm(minus)• Resting heart rate – 80 bpmRory’s dads explain that their son’s road to recovery should begin with losing the excess weight as a preventative to tearing his lateral meniscus again. Rory has been through the following rehab measures:• Soft tissue massage• Electrotherapy• Taping or bracing to support the knee• The use of crutches• Dry needling• Hydrotherapy
1. Rory’s dads would like to know that their son is in good hands. They have asked for the intended estimated intensities that you will be programming him for.
Rory completed the following skill/fitness assessments:Active fitness appraisal Result20m Run Test 50 ShuttlesPush up Test 21 push-ups
Review these fitness testings tables, and provide feedback for Rory on what his scores mean.Table: Push-up test norms for males Age 17-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69Excellent > 56 > 47 > 41 > 34 > 31 > 30Good 47-56 39-47 34-41 28-34 25-31 24-30Above average 35-46 30-39 25-33 21-28 18-24 17-23Average 19-34 17-29 13-24 11-20 9-17 6-16Below average 11-18 10-16 8-12 6-10 5-8 3-5Poor 4-10 4-9 2-7 1-5 1-4 1-2Very Poor < 4 < 4 < 2 0 0 0
20m Run test over 5 minute resultsShuttles <33 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 >52Rating 0/10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Age Very poor Poor Fair Average Good Very good9 < 2/2 2/2-3/4 3/5-4/4 4/5-5/4 5/5-6/4 6/5-7/710 < 2/2 2/2-3/5 3/6-4/5 4/6-5/5 5/6-6/6 6/7-8/111 < 2/2 2/2-3/6 3/7-4/7 4/8-5/8 5/9-6/10 7/1-8/612 < 2/2 2/2-3/8 4/1-5/1 5/2-6/4 6/5-7/6 7/7-9/313 < 2/4 2/4-4/2 4/3-5/6 5/7-6/9 6/10-8/3 8/4-10/114 < 2/6 2/6-4/5 4/6-6/1 6/2-7/4 7/5-8/9 8/10-10/915 < 2/7 2/7-4/7 4/8-6/3 6/4-7/7 7/8-9/2 9/3-11/316 < 2/8 2/8-4/9 5/1-6/6 6/7-7/10 8/1-9/6 9/7-11/817 < 3/1 3/1-5/2 5/3-6/8 6/9-8/3 8/4-9/9 9/10-12/1
Active fitness appraisal Explain what the result means to Rory?20-metre run test Push-up test
3. Now that you have all the information available to design a program for Rory’s goals, use the template to create it. Remember to keep his resistance activities as bodyweight. Include flexibility movements.
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