I have read-
“I don’t believe in traditional periodization.”
We must define periodization because most guys don’t understand what it is. It’s not just a cool word. Traditional periodization has you starting with a higher volume of work at a lower intensity level and as the intensity increases during the training year, the volume decreases.
The logic behind it is, if you’re doing a higher volume of work at the beginning, you’re building a physiological base, and at the end you’re learning how to use those muscular gains to do higher intensity work.
It’s incredibly flawed.
Traditional periodization is based on the premise that you can predict how the body will react since you’re planning it way in advance. To me, it means you think you know how your body will react three months from now. It’s stupid. We can’t predict the future.
I choose to look at periodization for what it is: a general guideline of splitting your training into specific periods where you work on one goal.
For example, you could decide to work on your chest for a six-week period because it’s lagging behind. You’d have a broad idea of what methods you’d like to use and would be able to devote more of your recovery capacities to bring that muscle group up, but you’d have to adapt day-to-day depending on how your body is reacting. That’s auto-regulation.