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Periodized Training Gets Faster Results

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Written by Superhuman
Friday, 18 January 2008
The great UCLA basketball coach John Wooden said, “Don’t mistake activity for excellence.” He could have been talking about any sport. Many athletes do mammoth training programs with little regard to their effects or benefits. It does little good to do 20 sets of 20 reps in the squat if you can’t walk for a week or get injured. Smart athletes practice effective programs that bring results. More is not necessarily better. Muscle tension and time under tension are critical for developing muscle strength. Inadequate recovery interferes with the force-generating capacity of muscle and training adaptation. Periodization of training uses different combinations of resistance, reps, rest intervals and sets in the training program. It varies the training stimulus, allows adequate recovery between workouts and systematically prepares athletes for intense training sessions and competitions. The ideal combination of exercise and rest depends on the goal of the program and the adaptability of the athlete. Athletes who want to perform at their highest levels should use programs that make them work hard, provide adequate rest and then make them work hard again. The best program is as much art as science. (Strength Conditioning Journal, 29:10-17, 2007)

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