Periodization: An annual program always commences with an aerobic base period (minimum eight weeks). With success, high-intensity periods can follow, with a maximum duration of four weeks. Intensity periods are followed by micro periods of rest, followed by aerobic, followed by a return to intensity/competition. The annual program always ends with an extended rest period or off-season, followed by a new macro aerobic base period to commence a new annual program. This overview offers plenty of flexibility, but you have to respect the need to engage in blocks of specific training focus as an
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