PLANNING AND PERIODIZATION. If there is one element of training that has a positive influence on everyone regardless of your goal it’s organization and planning, this is what is referred to as periodization. Why do we periodize our training? Periodization is most strongly associated with strength and conditioning which to simplify is sport specific gym work. Although originating in sports there is much you can learn and apply to your own training – you needn’t be a budding Olympian! Being more organized in your training and knowing exactly what you’re targeting in any given phase will help you achieve the following: - Stay injury free Nothing stops you reaching your goals like an injury. By making sure your training is more measured you’re less likely to accumulate too much load on your body, it’s common for people to just lift and lift and lift until they either are too fatigued or have too many injuries to progress. When the body is stressed it doesn’t perform movements with the same efficiency and as such it’s easy to pick up injuries doing the most mundane actions. Having a measured plan helps you target big weeks and build weeks to accommodate your recovery. - Compare your training month by month, week by week Ever wondered why you’re just not making gains? Without having a structured plan it’s difficult to know if you really are getting anywhere – by having previous months plans to look back on you can see whether you’re lifting more weight or running faster than in the same phase of your training in a previous block. - Identify areas for improvement Often we tend to emphasize the areas of our training that we find easy or look good to the eye, hence why you see a lot of people very top heavy in the gym >>READ MORE
Posted on: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 22:13:42 +0000
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