{"id":1317,"date":"2011-09-14T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T13:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tbi-i.com\/?p=592"},"modified":"2015-06-13T17:55:50","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T15:55:50","slug":"periodization-is-not-an-outdated-or-stupid-concept-youre-doing-it-whether-you-know-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/periodization-is-not-an-outdated-or-stupid-concept-youre-doing-it-whether-you-know-it-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Periodization Is NOT an \u201cOutdated\u201d or \u201cStupid\u201d Concept. You\u2019re Doing It Whether You Know It or Not!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sam Leahey<\/strong><\/p>\n

In light of a great discussion we were all having last week on my facebook wall<\/a>, my colleague Bret Contreras asked me to compose a guest blog for his new website. Of course I will, Bret! The problem is this: as usual, we\u2019ve swung the pendulum too far and refuse to \u201cembrace the grey\u201d. Things are hardly ever black and white in this field and \u201cperiodization\u201d is no exception. The words \u201cplanning\u201d and \u201cperiodization\u201d are essentially synonyms. Any form of organization you do in planning the training process in any <\/em>way,<\/em> shape, or form, is \u201cperiodization\u201d. Heck, even Gray Cook believes in periodization. He\u2019s said often \u201cgo after mobility before stability\u201d. Sounds like periodization to me! If I had to pick one I\u2019d say it\u2019s closest to Block Periodization which is basically prioritizing one quality over another and making it the main focus for a period of time before switching to a different emphasis.<\/p>\n

Say you\u2019re collegiate strength coach and you look over the calendar to see when spring break is for your teams so you can adjust the logistics of your training. Guess what, you just \u201cplanned\/periodized\u201d. Say you\u2019re a personal trainer and a client just bought a 3 month package with you. If you sat down and wrote even a loose templated program with any<\/em> type of progression or regression, you just \u201cperiodized\u201d. Say you\u2019re a physical therapist and you prioritized a particular movement pattern for restoration over another. Yup, you just periodized.\"periodization-300x170\"<\/p>\n

Reading about the topic of periodization can leave you lost in cyberspace for hours and days at a time. So, I recommend the following \u201ccliff note\u201d reads which in my opinion offer some of the best full perspectives and big picture views on periodization in a short article form. Relative to blogs and articles, they offer foundational principles that help you understand plenty about periodization of training. Read these in order:<\/p>\n

What the Heck is Periodization Anyway?<\/a><\/p>\n

Fix Your Periodization Knowledge<\/a><\/p>\n

Periodization Confusion?<\/a><\/p>\n

I think where most people get an argument from is when the assumption is using complex loading schemes with beginners. No one\u2019s saying to do that. In fact if you see the big picture in those articles above you\u2019ll also be able to see how it even applies to beginners. When dogmatic coaches say \u201cbeginners don\u2019t need periodization, they just need to get stronger!\u201d Guess what, you just contradicted yourself again. Essentially they are saying prioritize absolute strength over other qualities. Surprise, surprise, that\u2019s planning, or \u201cperiodization\u201d! If you want \u201cdeeper\u201d reads that are meant more for advanced athletes with predetermined logistics then there\u2019s plenty of good ebooks and research out there.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, \u201cperiodization\u201d is merely \u201cplanning\u201d. They\u2019re synonyms, and semantically it\u2019s all the same.<\/p>\n

Sam Leahey<\/em><\/p>\n

Strength&Conditioning Coach<\/em><\/p>\n

American<\/em> International College<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Sam Leahey In light of a great discussion we were all having last week on my facebook wall, my colleague Bret Contreras asked me to compose a guest blog for his new website. Of course I will, Bret! The problem is this: as usual, we\u2019ve swung the pendulum too far and refuse to \u201cembrace […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"zakra_general_container_width":0,"zakra_general_content_width":0,"zakra_general_sidebar_width":0,"zakra_sticky_header":"customizer","zakra_header_main_area":true,"zakra_site_logo_width":0,"zakra_header_top_enabled":"customizer","zakra_header_top_style":"customizer","zakra_primary_menu_item_style":"customizer","zakra_page_header_text_color":"","zakra_page_header_layout":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg":"","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_image":0,"zakra_page_title_bg_repeat":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg_position":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg_size":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg_attachment":"customizer","zakra_breadcrumbs_enabled":"customizer","zakra_breadcrumbs_text_color":"","zakra_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","zakra_breadcrumbs_link_color":"","zakra_breadcrumbs_link_hover_color":"","zakra_page_title_bg_image":0,"zakra_footer_widgets_enabled":"customizer","zakra_footer_column_layout_1_style":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg":"","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_repeat":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_position":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_size":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_attachment":"customizer","zakra_footer_bar_enabled":"customizer","zakra_footer_bar_style":"customizer","zakra_sidebar_layout":"customizer","zakra_remove_content_margin":false,"zakra_sidebar":"customizer","zakra_transparent_header":"customizer","zakra_logo":0,"zakra_main_header_style":"default","zakra_menu_item_color":"","zakra_menu_item_hover_color":"","zakra_menu_item_active_color":"","zakra_menu_active_style":"","zakra_page_header":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-risorse"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isci.education\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}