Peaking, tapering, recovery strategies, maintenance and overtraining

What this note covers

1. Peaking: bringing fitness and freshness together
2. Tapering: reducing load without losing fitness
3. Maintenance: holding fitness during competition
4. Recovery strategies athletes and coaches use
5. Overtraining: signs, symptoms and causes
6. Preventing and managing overtraining
7. How these training principles are examined

7 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes