Many people getting into fitness look to elite athletes or coaches for training ideas and inspiration. Whether it’s admiring a successful football player or marathoner, the desire to train like one is ...

Periodized training is structuring your training for a goal race so that on race day you’re at optimal fitness for the demands of that race. As you’ll see below, periodized training often consists of ...

This month, Swimming World explores the concept of reverse periodization—its acceptance, application and place in modern-day aquatic training. Any discussion of periodization, reverse and otherwise, ...