Training Terms
Fuels energy, muscle repair, and recovery
Nutrition
High volume, lower intensity training
Endurance
Mental growth and learning
Intellectual Wellness
Planned variation of training variables (intensity, volume, and frequency) across time to optimize performance and prevent burnout.
Periodization
Level of effort
Intensity
Progress stops due to lack of variation
Plateau
Jumping and rebound exercises
Plyometrics
Managing emotions and stress
Emotional Wellness
Gradual increase in training demands to continue stimulating improvement
Progression
The optimal performance period following training
Peak
Too much training without proper recovery
Overtraining
Heavy loads, low reps
Strength Training
Creating healthy surroundings
Environmental Wellness
Total amount of work performed
Volume
Long-term training plan (e.g., 1 year or competitive season)
Macrocycle
Balancing workload and rest to prevent burnout
Fatigue Management
Intensity increases, volume decreases
Linear Periodization
Exercise, nutrition, rest
Physical Wellness
Training must challenge the body beyond its current ability to stimulate adaptation
Overload
Short-term phase (usually 1 week)
Microcycle
Performance boost after recovery period
Supercompensation
Alternates heavy, moderate, and light days.
Undulating Periodization
Relationships and community
Social Wellness
Time for the body to repair and adapt to training stress
Recovery
Medium-term phase (usually 4–8 weeks)
Mesocycle