Periodisation — Training Phases, Macrocycle, Mesocycle, and Microcycle

What this note covers

1. What Is Periodisation and Why Does It Matter?
2. The Macrocycle — The Big Picture
3. Preparatory Phase — Building the Foundation
4. Pre-Competition Phase — Sharpening Toward Performance
5. Competition Phase — Maintaining Fitness and Peaking
6. Transition Phase — Planned Active Recovery
7. Mesocycles and Microcycles — Organising the Interior of the Macrocycle

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes