I know that you do longer workouts in the summer and shorter workouts in the winter by following a bell-curve, cross-training periodization program throughout the year. What do you think of the ...

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In the fast-paced age we live in, everyone wants instant results; many aren’t willing to just take their time and pay their dues to get what they want. Unfortunately, the same is true in strength ...

When training for a single performance or even several competitive events, such as games or matches during a sport season, you should plan carefully to reach peak performance at the right time and to ...

Here is a short but sweet question that requires a fairly lengthy answer to do it justice. Periodization is nothing new to fitness and the training world, but it is one of those things that people ...

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In my toolbox article last month, I introduced the concept of using your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) – the difference in timing between subsequent heartbeats – to provide insight into how you are ...

Late last year, I was languishing on a terrible fitness plateau. Although I had increased my overall amount of exercise, my strength and endurance remained stubbornly below average, and I hadn’t ...

What started out as a mysterious training idea from the other side of the Iron Curtain has become mainstream training philosophy. But periodization is so much more than simply peaking for a particular ...