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An Intro to Daily Undulating Periodization

So you’ve been hitting the gym for a few years, you’ve had some fantastic results at times, but you feel like your progress has stalled. You reach the same point and don’t seem to be getting any stronger, ... Continue Reading

Managing Strength Training Stressors: Maximizing Peak Performance

An important part of any trainee's development is managing the level of exertion or stress to apply in programming workouts while maximizing the period of peak performance. This requires an understanding ... Continue Reading

Complexity in Periodization

Intensity and volume are the most popular variables in periodization. Exercise selection, however, can play a crucial role in determining how these variables actually affect the training process. ... Continue Reading

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Traditional vs. Undulating Periodization in Youth Athletes

Every coach worth mettle uses some form of periodization, which is a big word for planning variations in an athlete’s training over a given portion of time. Periodizing a training program effectively ... Continue Reading

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The Truth About Traditional Periodisation Models

What if I told you all the "successful" periodisation models we believe in are driven by tradition rather than evidence? Athletes and trainers have sleepwalked into believing traditional training ... Continue Reading

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How I Was Wrong About Linear Periodization

Charles is here on a weekly basis to help you cut through the B.S. and get some real perspective regarding health and training. Please post feedback or questions to Charles directly in the comments below ... Continue Reading

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Train and Recover Smarter: A Periodization Primer

The “no pain, no gain” mantra of sport and performance is holding less credence than it used to. This is good news, because the more we learn about the body’s ability to adapt to external stimuli, the more ... Continue Reading

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A Simple Guide to Periodization for Strength Training

Give two athletes of the same sport the same task. One athlete may be able to repeat this task again and again without issue. The other may be unable to complete this task even once. The concept of ... Continue Reading

Periodization Increases Strength, Regardless of the Method Used

What's the best periodization method for increasing strength? There are a lot of ways to answer that question. A recent a study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research provided some food for ... Continue Reading

Block Periodization Versus Linear Periodization: Which Is Better?

Periodization, the planned distribution of work during exercise, has been around for decades, but few gym-goers actually use it. In a recent Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research study, two kinds ... Continue Reading

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Tactical Periodization: What It Is and How to Do It

“We trained hard – but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing. And what ... Continue Reading

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Periodization Is a Thing of the Past

My first introduction to well thought out periodization was from Tudor Bompa’s book Theory and Methodology of Training. I still have my copy, which is pretty old. It’s one of the few books on exercise ... Continue Reading

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