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Phase Types (Annual Training Plan)

Mathematical and physiological reference for the standard phase types used in periodised endurance training plans. Base, Build, Peak, Taper, Race, Transition, Recovery, and the duration, load, intensity, and adaptation-stimulus characteristics that distinguish each. Documents the classical Matveyev and modern Issurin block frameworks, the load-vs-intensity dose-response logic that governs phase sequencing, the typical macrocycle assembly for single-peak vs multi-peak seasons, and the boundary conditions where phase compression or skipping degrades the adaptation cascade.

Academy/methodology

Mathematical and physiological reference for the standard phase types used in periodised endurance training plans. Base, Build, Peak, Taper, Race, Transition, Recovery, and the duration, load, intensity, and adaptation-stimulus characteristics that distinguish each. Documents the classical Matveyev and modern Issurin block frameworks, the load-vs-intensity dose-response logic that governs phase sequencing, the typical macrocycle assembly for single-peak vs multi-peak seasons, and the boundary conditions where phase compression or skipping degrades the adaptation cascade.

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