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Hey Shawn Fears! Yes, I do periodization with most of my clients, especially the ones that need to lose a certain percentage of fat. I usually develop a 12 to 16 week program with 3 to four levels of specific goals within each cycle. For clients that are super advanced, I will periodize them based on when their next event or race that is coming up and work backwards accordingly. This happens for clients that are training for half or full marathons or sport specific goals. If it is for the typical soccer mom, I can usually do a 16 week program followed by a rest period and then another program to keep them continually improving. For personal goals or when I do major events like when hiked Mt. Whitney, it was a 20 week periodization program based on elevation gains, altitude gains, duration testing and weight adjustments for various hikes and conditions. So for this type of periodization the same principles applied, just the mode, duration's and tempos changed. Do I think every client needs to be on a periodization program, the answer would be No! Some clients prefer workouts that are constantly different and don't necessarily need to be in the gym, etc. Some of my clients prefer to play tennis one day, go for a hike one day or stretch. It depends on their goal and frequency.
Thanks,
Kisar
Thanks,
Kisar
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Hi Kisar. I use this method with some of my athlete clients. I find that a pure periodization model seldom works in the "real world" simply because many athletes (particularly young athletes) do not have real pre and post season periods or real down time because of their playing multiple sports with no real break between seasons.
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Hi Kisar
If you consider periodization, as cycling periods that are varied and modified, then, anytime a trainer changes F.I.T.T. we are using the principles of periodization. I have always used periodization. A more formal protocol might include a preparation stage, a hypertrophy or training phase, a power stage, and an active rest stage, the sum lasting one year. Each stage or phase can be subdivided into mini and meso cycles. The theory of periodization comes from Hans Selye a scientist who observed stress adaptions.
Len Kravitz (Ph.D) has written many articles for IDEA on this methodology. It also can be very fun for the trainer and the client.
If you consider periodization, as cycling periods that are varied and modified, then, anytime a trainer changes F.I.T.T. we are using the principles of periodization. I have always used periodization. A more formal protocol might include a preparation stage, a hypertrophy or training phase, a power stage, and an active rest stage, the sum lasting one year. Each stage or phase can be subdivided into mini and meso cycles. The theory of periodization comes from Hans Selye a scientist who observed stress adaptions.
Len Kravitz (Ph.D) has written many articles for IDEA on this methodology. It also can be very fun for the trainer and the client.
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I periodize every client as well as myself. If you want progress to continue then periodization is necessary.
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For myself, it varies with the clients goals. Weight loss and general fitness goals tend to not need a periodization protocol in their plan. As soon as there is an event goal, race or otherwise, I build the period training into the plan. the last thing both of us want is an over trained or burnt out body on race day. Building in the peaks and rests in advance help balance the mindset of the client.
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I periodize with Most of my clients, the time between periodization varies depending on their goals and their interest. yet i do have some clients that do not come in consistently therefore with them i just try to give them a fun workout when they come in rather than try to attach them to a program that they may not be able to stick to.
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I use periodization with those who are very goal specific. With those who have difficulty pinning down specific goals, I don't have specific starts and stops to their programs. Eventually most everybody gets to a point that their new level of fitness has them honing in on more specific goals, and we begin periodization. ;)
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I periodize with all my clients! I believe to progress you must continually stress the body and periodization is an easy way to do it! I do not believe you have to be an elite athlete to gain the benefits of periodization.
Scott
Scott
