Functional Path Training: Is Periodization Dead?
Traditional periodization also fails to address adequately the planning and preparation for team sports. We build upon principles of adaptation and current research to build plans that are realistic in our cultural and competitive milieu.
As I’ve ramped up my activities this year, I’ve come to a similar conclusion. My activities are determined largely by weather, travel for work and family commitments. I can’t follow either Friel or Carmichael‘s classic periodization approach. So I have have a broad plan to achieve my goal of being more fit next spring than I was this year and work around the reality as it occurs. Best reference I have on this: Brian Clarke’s 5k and 10K Training.