Mixed
Integrated periodization, which coordinates exercise training with recovery, nutrition, psychology, and skill acquisition across training phases, optimizes athletic performance more effectively than exercise-only periodization.
Do not just plan your workouts. Plan your sleep, your food timing, your mental focus, and your technical practice in sync with your physical training phases. Adjust these non-training factors to support the specific goals of each training block (e.g., high volume vs. taper).
Integrated periodization allows the coordinated inclusion of multiple training components best suited for a given training phase into an athlete’s program.
Why this rating
The paper is a review of concepts and case studies, lacking large-scale randomized controlled trials for the integrated model itself.
Source
An Integrated, Multifactorial Approach to Periodization for Optimal Performance in Individual and Team Sports
Iñigo Mujika et al. · International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance · 2018
DOI 10.1123/ijspp.2018-0093
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- Nutrient intake and timing should be periodized in relation to exercise and the competition calendar to promote physiological adaptations and performance capacity.Moderate
- Recovery interventions should be periodized (withheld or emphasized) to influence acute and chronic training adaptation and performance.Moderate
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