The training stimulus that exceeds habitual training ability and when applied in appropriate doses, induces short-term fatigue, but eventually enhances performance is:
A) overload
B) individualization
C) variation
D) specificity

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The definition given in the question best describes the principle of overload, which involves challenging the body with a training stimulus that is greater than what it is used to, in order to promote adaptations and improvements in performance. This overload must be applied in appropriate doses to avoid excessive fatigue and injury, but with consistency, it can lead to increased strength, endurance, or other fitness outcomes. Individualization, variation, and specificity are also important principles in designing effective training programs, but they do not capture the concept of overload as clearly as choice A does.

The Training Stimulus That Exceeds Habitual Training Ability and When