Training Phase Progression And Evolution At JET Coaching
Q1 – Jan-March —> Race Specific 2
Q2 – April-June —> Post Season and Prep Phase [WE ARE HERE]
Q3 – July-Sept —> Build Phase into Phitness Phase
Q4 – Oct-Dec —> Phitness Phase and Race Specifc 1
Post season: immediately after final race of season, 7-14 days, active, healthy living, removal of structure and expectations, take time away from sport, exercise.
Preparatory Phase: 10-14weeks, immediately following post season, prep for the work ahead, work on weakness, get unspecific, time to work on ‘speed’, time to work on strength and body management, setting of habits.
Build Phase: 8-10 weeks, build upon the foundation laid in prep phase, building towards the race season, still building robustness, varied intensity, sport specific strength progressions.
Phitness Phase: 2-4 weeks, chasing and expecting a steep improvement in overall fitness – ONLY possible IF prep and build phase where adequate, directly prior to ‘race phase’ – incorporate early season races, sustained power —> max 4 KEY sessions of this kind every 4 weeks.
Race Phases: 6-20 weeks, ‘in season’, key sessions are centred around race conditioning and physical, mental, emotional and otherwise necessary preparation for the specific rigours of race day, this phase is about building an athlete that is ready to perform.