Learn how to train for maximum gains with Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training. Guided by the expertise of Tudor O. Bompa, the pioneer of periodization training, and leading periodization researcher G. Gregory Haff, you’ll learn how to vary the intensity and volume of training to optimize the body’s ability to recover and rebuild—resulting in better performance and less risk of injury.
Translated into nine languages, Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training has become one of the major resources on periodization for sport scientists, coaches, and athletes throughout the world. Since the introduction of this groundbreaking training theory by Tudor O. Bompa in 1963, periodization has become the basis of every serious athlete’s training. Now in its fifth edition, Bompa’s classic text combines the concepts central to periodization and training theory with contemporary advances in sport science, physiology, and coaching.
No other text discusses planning and periodization in such detail or with so many specific, practical examples from a variety of sports. With the fifth edition of Periodization, you can learn the principles, objectives, and components of a successful long-term training program and how to plan the right program to achieve your performance goals. Periodization also contains proven strategies for optimal peaking and specifics on training for better motor ability, working capacity, skill effectiveness, and psychological adaptability.
Better organized and easier to read, the fifth edition of this definitive text presents the latest refinements to periodization theory:
New research on rest and restoration, specifically countermeasures used in facilitating recovery plus practical suggestions for implementation
How the use of sequential training and delayed training effects can produce optimal performance at major competitions
A comprehensive discussion, grounded in scientific data, on applying various methods of peaking to ensure optimal performance for competition
New information on how concepts such as conjugated sequencing and summated microcycle structures can maximize strength gains and direct training
Expanded information on the development of sport performance characteristics, including speed training and sport-specific endurance
Chapter summaries will help you review and reference major concepts throughout the text. Plan and document each training program with ease using the duplication-ready annual and four-year training plan charts included in the appendix.
When it comes to designing programs for optimal training, Tudor Bompa’s expertise is unmatched. The fifth edition of Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training presents the latest refinements to Bompa’s periodization theory to help you create training programs that enhance sport skills and ensure peak performance.
Part I: Training Theory
Chapter 1: The Basis for Training
Scope of Training
Objectives of Training
Classification of Skills
Adaptation
Supercompensation Cycle and Adaptation
Sources of Energy
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 2: Principles of Training
Multilateral Development vs. Specialization
Individualization
Developing the Training Model
Load Progression
Sequencing Training Load
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 3: Preparation for Training
Physical Training
Exercise for Physical Training
Technical Training
Tactical Training
Theoretical Training
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 4: Variables of Training
Volume
Intensity
Relationship between Volume and Intensity
Density
Complexity
Index of Overall Demand
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 5: Rest and Recovery
Fatigue and Overtraining
Recovery Theory
Recovery Modalities
Summary of Major ConceptsPart II: Periodization Training
Chapter 6: The Annual Training Plan
Periodization
Periodization of Biomotor Abilities
Periodization of Strength Training
Periodization of Endurance
Periodization of Speed
Integrated Periodization
Annual Training Plan Phases and Characteristics
Chart of the Annual Training Plan
Criteria for Compiling an Annual Plan
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 7: Peaking for Competition
Peaking
Defining a Taper
Competition Phase of the Annual Plan
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 8: Training Cycles
Microcycle
Macrocycle
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 9: Workout Planning
Importance of Planning
Planning Requirements
Types of Training Plans
Training Session
Daily Cycle of Athletic Training
Modeling the Training Session Plan
Summary of Major Concepts
Part III: Training Methods
Chapter 10: Strength and Power Development
Biomotor Abilities
Strength
Methodology of Strength Training
Manipulation of Training Variables
Implementation of a Strength Training Regimen
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 11: Endurance Training
Classification of Endurance
Factors Affecting Aerobic Endurance Performance
Factors Affecting Anaerobic Endurance Performance
Methodology for Developing Endurance
Methodology for Developing High Intensity Exercise Endurance
Summary of Major Concepts
Chapter 12: Speed and Agility Training
Speed Training
Agility Training
Program Design
Summary of Major Concepts
Tudor O. Bompa, PhD, is recognized as the world's foremost expert on periodization training. He developed the concept of periodization of strength in Romania in 1963 as he helped the Eastern Bloc countries rise to dominance in the athletic world. Since then, Bompa has used his system in training 11 Olympic and world championship medalists and elite athletes.
Professor emeritus at York University in Toronto, Bompa has authored several books on physical conditioning, including the second edition of Serious Strength Training, Periodization Training for Sports, and Total Training for Young Champions as well as numerous articles on the subject. He has made presentations on periodization training in more than 30 countries. His publications, conferences, and ideas are highly regarded and sought out by many top professional athletes and training specialists. Bompa and his wife, Tamara, live in Sharon, Ontario.
G. Gregory Haff, PhD, is an assistant professor of exercise physiology in the School of Medicine at West Virginia University in Morgantown. Haff has published more than 50 articles, centering his research on performance effects in the areas of strength training, cycling, and nutritional supplementation.
A frequent presenter at national conferences on the topic of periodization, Haff was invited to present his research on the periodization of strength training in the United Kingdom in 2008. Haff also received a Distinguished Teaching Award from West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2008. In 2001, he was the recipient of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Young Investigator of the Year Award.
Haff applies his research as a regional weightlifting coach, level 3 cycling coach, and certified strength and conditioning specialist with distinction. He has also worked as a coach and consultant for national-level and international-level weightlifters and cyclists as well as numerous collegiate athletes.
A fellow of the NSCA, Haff has served on the association's board of directors since 2007. He is also a member of the European College of Sports Science. Haff served on the USA Weightlifting Sports Medicine Committee (1998-2004), USA Weightlifting Sport Science Committee (1997-2004), NSCA Research Committee (2000-2006), and United States Olympic Committee Performance Enhancement Team for Weightlifting (2003-2004).