Instead of training the same all year long, you get the opportunity to have 4 phase goals per year. A phase is a period of time (12 weeks for example). If set-up correctly, each phase will make the next phase better. Let’s look at it.
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Phase 1: Post-Season hypertrophy-tendon
Phase 4: In-Season mixed: strength & power
Post-Season is the time that begins when your season is over. This is the time when you feel tired and probably don’t want to do much. It is also the time where you need to heal up & fix any problems before your off-season training begins.
Off-Season depends of the idea that the post-season time healed you up mentally & physically. During the off-season phase you get the opportunity to get stronger because this is your primary goal. Your ability to get as strong as possible will pay off for the rest of the year. This is also the time when you begin to up your conditioning as well to prepare for in-season work. Taking this time to build that base will give you an edge going into pre-season work.
Pre-Season assumes that you got stronger during the off-season. We now use that added strength and really target power production during this phase. You also get more specific in your conditioning and sports practice because your season is right around the corner.
In-Season you drop back to only weight training a couple times a week because you are so involved in sports practice. We, however, use these two sessions to continually increase your strength and power. This is possible because of all of the work you did in the phases leading up the this time.
