Block periodization is a technique you need to know, whether you are training to master the new tactical fitness tests, such as the Army combat fitness test, or need to prepare for a challenging ...

Periodization is one of the most effective training strategies used in the United States to improve performance, prevent ...

When preparing to get to and through military training at any level, you first have to pass a fitness test to enter the military, such as the Navy's physical screening test, or PST. For advancement, ...

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 ...

Last month we discussed the idea of front-loading periodization, where we overloaded the hard efforts of a four-week training block into Week 1. I promised to test the concept on myself, plus I ...

The Brookbush Institute continues to enhance education with new courses, a modern glossary, an AI Tutor, and a client program generator. Daily undulation differs from block periodization in that it ...

Many cross-country teams have annual training camps where they gather in some remote location for a few days to do crazy amounts of running at crazy intensities. This has always seemed to me to be ...

Periodized training is structuring your training for a goal race so that on race day you’re at optimal fitness for the demands of that race. As you’ll see below, periodized training often consists of ...