Tag: strength-training
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What Is Periodization in Strength & Conditioning? and Why Should Athletes Care?
In strength and conditioning, few concepts are as foundational, and as misunderstood, as periodization. Athletes don’t fail because they aren’t working hard enough. More often, they fail because they’re working hard all the time without a structured plan for progression, recovery, and adaptation. That’s where periodization comes in. From a performance physiology standpoint, periodization is…