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PROGRAMMING
A FRAMEWORK

JOHN GRACE
SPORT PERFORMANCE COACH
C S C S U S A W U S AT F
GUIDING PRINICIPLES
OVERLOAD PRINICIPLE
PRINCIPLE OF REVERSABILITY
SUPERCOMPENSATION MODEL
PERIODIZATION ?
Failing to plan is
planning
to fail.

Coach John Wooden
LIMITATIONS
VOLUME & INTENSITY TYPICALLY INVERSED, BUT…
SUITABLE FOR MOST, NOT ALL
ONLY ONE COMPETITION?
FAILS TO SHOW INTERACTION & ORDER OF EXERCISES
VOLUME & INTENSITY
INADVISABLE

SWEET SPOT

OTHER

LOW / LOW

MEDIUM / MEDIUM (12-15 WKS)

HIGH / MEDIUM (3-4 WKS)

MEDIUM / MEDIUM

HIGH / LOW (9-10 WKS)

HIGH / HIGH (2-3 WKS)

HIGH / HIGH

LOW / MEDIUM (6-7 WKS)

LOW / HIGH (3-4 WKS)
LOW / LOW (1-2 WKS)
GENERAL PREP

BUILDING A BASE
Building a base of
WHAT?

Dan Pfaff
POWERLIFTING

RUNNING

SWIMMING

CYCLING
W o r k S p e c i f i c Ta s k s
PROGRAMMING WORK CAPACITY
TIMED LIFTS (ON 60 OR 90 SECONDS)

HIGH REP SQUAT, DEADLIFT, & PRESSING

BACK OFF SETS

SETS AT 50-60% OF 1RM
GENERAL PREP RECAP
VOLUME HIGH

INTENSITY REDUCED

IMPROVE WEAKNESSES

GAIN FUNCTIONAL MASS
SPECIFIC PREP
SPECIFICITY
CLOSELY MATCH METABOLIC DEMANDS

SPECIFICITY INCREASES CLOSER TO COMPETITION

SPECIFICITY VS. SIMULATION
SPECIFIC PREP
GRADUAL REDUCTION IN VOLUME

GRADUAL INCREASE IN INTENSITY

MASTER TECHNIQUE

COMPETITION PREP

SET ROUTINE
TAPERING
IMPROVE PERFORMANCE

REDUCE FATIGUE

2 - 3% IMPROVEMENT

0.5 - 3% IN ELITE ATHLETES
TAPERING GUIDELINES
MAINTAIN / INCREASE INTENSITY

REDUCE VOLUME 20-40% (40-60% FOR ELITE)

FREQUENCY UNCHANGED (NO MORE THAN 20% DECREASE)

START 10 – 20 DAYS OUT FROM COMPETITION

Inigo Mujika
THE CONJUGATE METHOD
MAX EFFORT
MAX LOAD UNDER MAX RESISTANCE
FREQUENCY - 2x WEEK

SQUAT/DEADLIFT & BENCH

“MAIN MOVE” - 1-3RM

VARIATION OF LIFTS
DYNAMIC EFFORT
SUB-MAX LOAD AT HIGH SPEEDS

FREQUENCY - 2x WEEK

USE OF BANDS & CHAINS

VARIATION OF LIFTS
VARIATION OF LIFTS
SQUAT
SQUAT: FRONT / BACK / ANDERSON / ZERCHER

BAR: CAMBERED / SAFETY / STRAIGHT / BOWED

STANCE: CLOSED / NORMAL / WIDE

BOX: ABOVE PARALLEL / PARALLEL / BELOW PARALLEL
VARIATION OF LIFTS
DEADLIFT

DEADLIFT: SUMO / CONVENTIONAL

BAR: TRAP / STRAIGHT

GRIP: ALTERNATE / OVERHAND / SNATCH

PULL: DEFICIT / FLOOR / RACK (PIN HEIGHT)
VARIATION OF LIFTS
BENCH

BENCH: FLAT / DECLINE / INCLINE / FLOOR

GRIP: NARROW / NORMAL / WIDE

PRESS: FULL ROM / BOARD (1, 2, 3 BOARDS)
THANK YOU
john.grace@athleticlab.com
@john_r_grace

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Programming: A Framework

Editor's Notes

  1. Coach John Wooden once said “failing to plan is planning to fail.” While I don’t believe he was referring to periodization here, we can apply the same concept to training athletes. If you walk in to the weight room or on the practice field without a game plan ready, it could arguably be considered a wasted session. Ideally, you would like to have the previous sessions complement the future sessions. The only way to make that happen effectively is to plan ahead. Periodization is, in essence, planning. Planning the correct exercises or drills with the appropriate volumes and intensities at the correct time of year. If done correctly and appropriately, athlete’s can experience consistent growth in a given skill, technique, or athletic quality, such as speed, power, and strength.
  2. Specificity is an important concept to keep in mindwhen planningtraining. Why have the athlete work on something that has little or no transfer to their sport?The goal of training, whether on field or in the weight room, is to get better at the sport. Perform movements and exercises that match the metabolic demands of the sport. You wouldn't want a 100 meter sprinter running laps around the track to train. No, you would want them sprinting accelerations, shorter distances, plyometrics, and high power and explosive movements.This concept should not be confused with simulation. Simulation can be considered the act of performing movements or part of the movements found within the athlete’s sport. An example could be throwing a weighted baseball. While specificity and simulation do crossover at times; a weightlifter performing a Clean & Jerk or a 100 meter sprinter sprinting, coaches should recognize that specific exercises don’t need to mimic the sport, just the demands of the sport.