Peaking at the Right Time: How to Periodise Your Gym-Work Throughout the Year

<p>As athletes, we want it all.</p> <p>Bigger, leaner, stronger, fitter, faster, and more powerful.</p> <p>In pursuit of this holy grail, you've probably noticed a few things:</p> <p>1. You only have a certain amount of time to train, and trying to cram training all these aspects into your week can be tough</p> <p>2. You can't progress all aspects at once. Trying to get bigger means you might lose a bit of leanness. Optimising for endurance might mean strength won't increase as much.</p> <p>3. You want different things at different times of the year. You might not care about losing a bit of abdominal definition in winter if it means you can pack on a bit more muscle. And when it comes to championship time, you probably care more about performing at your best on the pitch than you do about your bench press PB.</p> <p>With these things in mind, your training focus will, and probably should, change throughout the year.</p> <p>Contemplating these changes ahead of time will allow you to plan how and when you're going to prioritise and progress each quality at the appropriate time.</p> <p>The process of systematically planning these changes in training ahead of time is known as periodisation.</p> <p>In this episode, I break down what that should look like, and how you should think about peaking at the right time when it comes to your athletic goals.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Find out more:</p> <p><a href="https://www.knowyourselfperformance.com/coaching">Know Yourself Performance Coaching Program</a>: <a href="https://www.knowyourselfperformance.com/coaching">www.knowyourselfperformance.com/coaching</a></p> <p>Work with me directly, to improve your body composition and performance, through optimising your nutrition, training, and psychology.</p> <p><a href="https://www.knowyourselfnutrition.com/gaa/programs">The Gaelic Athlete Programs:</a> <a href="https://www.knowyourselfnutrition.com/gaa/programs">www.knowyourselfnutrition.com/gaa/programs</a></p> <p>The leading resource for programs for GAA players who want to optimise th