periodisation

[thriller]

i hear some people on here talking about how they train and they get to a plateau or even fall for awhile(with gains). i talk to alot of people and they say that tudor bumba's theory of periodisation is the best way to keep your gains climbing.

what oyu guys think of it?

 

[ZZuluZ]

I don't like Bompa.....neither do most.

Periodization is good but not the way he has outlined it. He has more of a structural periodization: each step builds on to the next.

What he ignores is that neural efficiency is lost if you do certain routines for 3-4 months at a time.

Ex: While you do your conditioning phase you may actually lose strength and hypertrophy.

Most people prefer microcycles or shortened macrocycles lastin 3-4 weeks.

WS is the perfect example of a microcycle.

-Zulu