Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Traditional vs. Undulating Periodization in Youth Athletes

Coaches working with youth athletes need to keep them injury-free and constantly improving.

Every coach worth mettle uses some form of periodization, which is a big word for planning variations in an athlete's training over a given portion of time. Periodizing a training program effectively allows an athlete to steadily progress and achieve “peaks” in performance when necessary. Two popular forms of periodization are traditional (TP) and daily undulating (DUP). Traditional is characterized by high initial volume and low intensity that gradually shifts to low volume and high intensity.


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