Before we wrap this all up, I want to show some of the highlights of what we’ve talked about in a visually-pleasing way (since, understandably, not everyone wants to read my brain vomit). Again, this is very high-level and isn’t meant to be nuanced according to your specific circumstances… Focus

Much like acute modifications to the plan are inevitable, so too are generalized hindrances to progressive training. Ideally, we’d like to minimize the occurrence of large-scale programming disturbances throughintelligent training and planning, but this won’t be enough in every instance. As such, we should have a plan in place for

A deload is a period of time — typically one training week but can be as short as 3-4 days — in which the goal is to reduce systemic and local fatigue through reductions in volume, intensity and/or relative load. Deloads are implemented after the culmination of a hard mesocycle