Periodisation
Introduction
What is periodisation?
Not sure but I use it as the term for how I split up time frames to vary the shape of the exercise I am doing.
- 1000 days
- 1 year
- 8 weeks
- 4 weeks
- 1 week
1000 days
Humans generally over estimate what they can achieve in the short term and under estimate what they can achieve in the long term. Failure at over ambitious short term targets can be a serious hit on motivation so make sure that the big goals are a long way out. Understanding that you will have to attack them on multiple fronts to achieve them. These multi0ple fronts will be chopped up below. Variety to keep motivation and interest. Variety to push adaption as your body needs to adapt to ever changing stimulus.
1 year
Planning around events
8 weeks
Base, build and peak/taper.
4 weeks
Three weeks of pushing and a recovery week.
1 week
Your core sessions for the phase you are in and any extras.