Mike Young - When Plateauing Is a Good Thing: Extending Peak Performance During the Competitive Phase

When Plateauing Is a Good Thing: Extending Peak Performance During the Competitive Phase explains how track and field coaches can train their athletes to reach their peak performance levels when their competitions are most important. The DVD reviews the theory and science behind periodization and details what coaches can do to extend competition readiness over the increasingly longer championship season that track and field athletes at all competitive levels are encountering. The DVD is designed to be a must-have resource for all track and field coaches and athletes.

Among the topics covered:

• Examining the concept of peaking
• Factors affecting competitive performance
• Pre-competitive phase training to enhance performance readiness
• Regulating performance readiness
• Minimizing detraining during the competitive phase
• Application of concepts