In the continual quest for gains, coaches and athletes are now looking at “carbohydrate periodization” as an avenue to performance gains, so let’s learn a bit more about this concept… “Periodization” ...

Many people getting into fitness look to elite athletes or coaches for training ideas and inspiration. Whether it’s admiring a successful football player or marathoner, the desire to train like one is ...

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 ...

Whether you get on your bike for fun, competition, or a bit of both, if you haven’t been periodizing your training, you may be missing out. Periodization—or strategically planning your training in a ...

This month, Swimming World explores the concept of reverse periodization—its acceptance, application and place in modern-day aquatic training. Any discussion of periodization, reverse and otherwise, ...

Previously, Swimming World examined reverse periodization from an intellectual perspective. Here, some of America’s most recognized club and college coaches share their views on training with this ...