CV- Performance Calendar

Question 1

5 stages of macrocycle

Answer 1

-preparatory
-pre-competition
-taper
-competition
-transition

Question 2

what % of time spent in preparatory

Answer 2

75%

Question 3

what % of time spent in pre-competition

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

what % of time spent in taper

Answer 4

5%

Question 5

most of the macrocycle is spent in what phase

Answer 5

preparatory

Question 6

what variable should be increased during preparatory

Answer 6

volume

Question 7

what variable should be increased during pre-competition

Answer 7

intensity

Question 8

why do we have a tapering phase

Answer 8

allows body to fully recover before competition

Question 9

competition phase

Answer 9

only used if you are training professional athlete with a season

Question 10

transition phase

Answer 10

used for 1 mesocycle after the competition

Question 11

example of calendar breakdown:
client has goal to run 10k
20 weeks out from the race

Answer 11

-preparatory: 15 weeks, 3-5 mesocycles
-pre-competition: 4 weeks, 1 mesocycle
-taper: 1 week, dramatically lower volume

Question 12

example of calendar breakdown:
client has goal to run 10k
40 weeks out from the race

Answer 12

-preparatory: 30 weeks
-pre-competition: 9 weeks (because we only want 1 week of taper)
-taper: 1 week