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| often a result of microtrauma, where the involved tissue becomes inflamed and painful over an indeterminate time |
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muscle imbalance
altered neuromusclular sontrol
adhesions
muscle spasm
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tissue trauma
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optimizing the athlete's level of performance
maximizing specific physiological and performance adaptations with structured training interventions
reducing the athlete's risk of overtraining
developing the athlete over the long term |
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| quadrennial training plans |
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| long-term plans 4 years in length often used for Olympic athletes |
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| one competitve season per year |
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| two competitive season per year |
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| three competitive season per year |
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| global objectives of the preparatory phase are to establish the physiological, psychological, and technical adaptations that will allow the athletes to trian in the subsequent phases |
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| used to elevate or maintain the physiological and sport-specific skills developed in the preparatory phase of training |
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| a period between macrocycles in which the athlete has the opportunity to recover from the previous training cycle |
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| considered a medium duration training cycle that typically contains two to six interrelated microcycles and usually lasts 3-6 weeks for the average athlete |
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| a mesocycle structure that is designed to develop an overall fitness base with the use of substantial workloads that target basic athletic abilities such as muscular strength, anaerobic endurance, or aerobic endurance |
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| employed after an accumulation block and is designed to translate the adaptations and skills developed in the preceding block into characteristics that are more sport-specific |
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| also called taper block is utilized prior to a major competition and is designed to maximize the athlete's preparedness as well as increase the potential for a high level of performance |
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| smalles and most basic training structure is the microcyle |
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| smallest training unit; can contain one or more interconnected training sessions |
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| sequential pattern in which trianing volumes are higher in the preparatory phase, whereas intensity and technical training are of a lower emphasis |
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| method of sequencing and integrated training variation into the periodized plan, which may be of particular use with more developed athletes who can tolerte greater training stress |
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| evolution of the classic models of periodization, specifically designed to address the demands of modern athletes |
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