Program design is an important step for the strength and conditioning coach. The program has to be executed by the athlete, it has to be continually evaluated and modified by the coach,...
In a previous post (http://wp.me/p1XfMm-aA ) I provided some general thoughts on periodization and how it is structured. When it comes to periodization, I have a few guidelines that I try to...
Periodization is an interesting concept for a coach. It is enormously logical, it has its own language which makes its practitioners part of an elite club, it prepares athletes to peak, it...
A lot of people exercise to increase their muscle mass. Many periodization models call for there to be a period of time towards the beginning of the training year where an athlete...
The “linear vs. nonlinear” periodization debate have been going on for a while in the strength and conditioning literature. Simplistically, a linear periodized program has a constant intensity/volume within a week. For...
