A favorite training strategy of the world’s best coaches and trainers is to vary the specificity, intensity, and volume of training in a planned and thoughtful manner to elicit the best response. This strategy is called periodization. Our approach uses the best practices of periodization to deliver training programs and exercises that are optimized for total fitness and human performance.
Total fitness is achieved by moving you through a systematic training plan consisting of multiple strength and conditioning phases. Each phase of training includes a set of objectives designed to induce positive adaptations needed to improve the five components of fitness. As you move through the progressive, goal-oriented training plan, precise adjustments are made to your strength and conditioning components of the plan and improve the level of adaptation. Energy systems and muscle groups are alternated from workout to workout to provide the greatest training effect.
Phases of Training
Each phase has specific objectives. The overall outcome is increased lean muscle mass, decreased body fat, increased work capacity, improved musculoskeletal fitness, and improved cardiovascular fitness.
General Physical Preparation
Prepares the body for general fitness.
Hypertrophy [Increase in muscle size]
Increases functional muscle size.
Strength
Increases the strength of all major muscle groups.
Power
Increases the body’s ability to generate force quickly.
Muscular Endurance
Develops the body’s ability to sustain optimal force production over extended periods of time.
Aerobic
Increases the efficiency of the body’s cardio-respiratory system.
Mixed Anaerobic
Increases the body’s ability to perform intense work without excessive lactic acid buildup, which leads to early fatigue.
High-Energy Anaerobic
Increases the body’s ability to perform explosive movements repeatedly.
