Glossary

Microcycle

A microcycle is a short training cycle, usually one week — the building block of a mesocycle.

When coaches talk about 'this week's microcycle', they mean the planned week of training.

Mesocycle
A mesocycle is a multi-week training block, typically 4 to 12 weeks, focused on one goal.
Periodisation
Periodisation is the structured variation of training variables — volume, intensity, exercises — across weeks and months.

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