Table Of ContentPeriodization
Theory and Methodology
of Training
Sixth Edition
Tudor O. Bompa, PhD
Carlo A. Buzzichelli
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Names: Bompa, Tudor O., author. | Buzzichelli, Carlo, 1973- author.
Title: Periodization : theory and methodology of training / Tudor O. Bompa,
PhD, Carlo A. Buzzichelli.
Description: Sixth edition. | Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2019] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Copyright © 2019 by Tudor O. Bompa and Carlo A. Buzzichelli
Copyright © 2009 by Tudor O. Bompa and G. Gregory Haff
Copyright © 1999 by Tudor O. Bompa
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Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
Part I Training Theory 1
Chapter 1 Basis for Training 3
Scope of Training 3
Objectives of Training 4
Classification of Skills 5
System of Training 6
Adaptation 8
Supercompensation Cycle and Adaptation 12
Sources of Energy 19
Summary of Major Concepts 27
Chapter 2 Principles of Training 29
Multilateral Development Versus Specialization 29
Individualization 36
Development of the Training Model 40
Load Progression 42
Sequence of the Training Load 48
Summary of Major Concepts 49
Chapter 3 Preparation for Training 51
Physical Training 51
Exercise for Physical Training 54
Technical Training 55
Tactical Training 58
Theoretical Training 68
Summary of Major Concepts 69
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Chapter 4 Variables of Training 71
Volume 71
Intensity 73
Relationship Between Volume and Intensity 78
Frequency 84
Complexity 85
Index of Overall Demand 86
Summary of Major Concepts 86
Part II Planning and Periodization 89
Chapter 5 Periodization of Biomotor Abilities 91
Brief History of Periodization 91
Periodization Terminology 93
Applying Periodization to the Development
of Biomotor Abilities 99
Simultaneous Versus Sequential Integration
of Biomotor Abilities 101
Periodization of Strength 103
Periodization of Power, Agility, and Movement Time 106
Periodization of Speed 107
Periodization of Endurance 109
Integrated Periodization 110
Summary of Major Concepts 113
Chapter 6 Planning the Training Session 115
Importance of Planning 115
Planning Requirements 116
Types of Training Plans 119
Training Session 119
Daily Cycle of Training 132
Modeling the Training Session Plan 134
Summary of Major Concepts 136
Chapter 7 Planning the Training Cycles 137
Microcycle 137
Macrocycle 159
Summary of Major Concepts 164
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Chapter 8 Periodization of the Annual Plan 165
Annual Training Plan and Its Characteristics 165
Classifying Annual Plans 177
Chart of the Annual Training Plan 184
Criteria for Compiling an Annual Plan 192
Summary of Major Concepts 205
Chapter 9 Peaking for Competition 207
Training Conditions for Peaking 207
Peaking 208
Defining a Taper 209
Competition Phase of the Annual Plan 215
Identifying Peaking 223
Maintaining a Peak 224
Summary of Major Concepts 225
Part III Training Methods 227
Chapter 10 Strength and Power Development 229
The Relationship Between the Main Biomotor Abilities 229
Strength 231
Methods of Strength Training 238
Manipulation of Training Variables 238
Implementation of a Strength Training Program 253
Periodization of Strength 259
Summary of Major Concepts 263
Chapter 11 Endurance Training 265
Classification of Endurance 265
Factors Affecting Aerobic Endurance Performance 267
Factors Affecting Anaerobic Endurance Performance 275
Methods for Developing Endurance 276
Methods for Developing High-Intensity Endurance 284
Periodization of Endurance 294
Summary of Major Concepts 300
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Chapter 12 Speed and Agility Training 301
Speed Training 301
Agility Training 311
Program Design 313
Periodization of Speed and Agility Training 319
Summary of Major Concepts 323
Glossary 325
References 331
Index 371
About the Authors 381
Preface
The
classic text Theory and Methodology of Training by Tudor Bompa played a large role
in shaping the training practices of many coaches and athletes throughout the world. This
seminal text eventually became known as Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Train-
ing. Since its first publication in 1983, Periodization has presented the latest research and
practices related to training theory. The text has been translated into many languages and
has become one of the major resources on periodization for sport scientists, coaches, and
athletes throughout the world. For the sixth edition of Periodization: Theory and Methodology
of Training, Bompa has teamed with Carlo Buzzichelli to cover the science and practice of
the theory and methodology of training. The sixth edition offers information central to
understanding the training process while providing scientific support for the principles
fundamental to periodization.
Organization of the Text
In the sixth edition, Bompa and Buzzichelli organize the text into the three major content
areas found in the previous editions: training theory, planning and periodization, and
training methods. Part I, Training Theory, contains four chapters that delve into the major
concepts central to training, such as the basic concepts of the training process (chapter 1),
the principles of training (chapter 2), the tactical, technical, and physical components of
the training process (chapter 3), and the variables associated with developing a training
plan (chapter 4). These four chapters give the coach, sport scientist, and athlete the con-
cepts necessary for understanding and developing periodized training plans, which are
addressed in part II.
Part II, Planning and Periodization, contains five chapters that discuss the methodological
concepts that concern training planning. These chapters provide the historical context within
which the concept of periodization was developed and the methodological tools for the
periodization of the annual plan and biomotor abilities (chapter 5). They also cover how
to conceptualize and plan training sessions (chapter 6), methods for constructing different
training cycles (chapter 7), expanded discussions on the designing of the annual training
plan (chapter 8), and methods for elevating performance at appropriate times (chapter 9).
Chapter 9 couples the current scientific knowledge about the interrelation between training
stress and performance with practical information that will allow coaches and athletes to
manipulate training to ensure optimal performance during competition.
The chapters in part III, Training Methods, discuss the development of strength and power
(chapter 10), endurance (chapter 11), and speed and agility (chapter 12). In its examination
of strength and power training, chapter 10 presents information on the interrelationships of
force, velocity, rate of force development, and power, along with information on variables
that can be manipulated in the construction of a strength training program. The chapters
on endurance (chapter 11) and speed training (chapter 12) have been expanded to include
the latest information on testing and developing these important sport performance char-
acteristics.
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Updates to the Sixth Edition
The sixth edition of Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training maintains several of the
components of the fifth edition, including sample annual training plans, microcycle loading
structures, and charts for designing periodized training plans. New to the sixth edition of
Periodization are these features:
• Discussions on the importance of the designing of a sport-specific annual plan that
is specific to competition-level athletes. This helps overcome the misconception that
planning and programming can use a one-size-fits-all approach.
• An expanded chapter on the integration of biomotor abilities within the training
process.
• A historical contextualization of the concept of periodization of training as well as
the clarification of several terms and concepts commonly used in the field of theory
and methodology.
• A comprehensive, coaching-derived update on the concepts of session, microcycle,
and macrocycle organization.
• An expanded chapter on the methods for developing muscular strength. This chapter
discusses such concepts as the manipulation of loading variables and the conversion
to specific strength, and how those concepts can be used to maximize strength gains
and transfer to sport-specific performance.
• A more detailed explanation of speed and agility training, differentiating between
individual and team sports.
• Expanded discussions about the development of sport-specific endurance and its
individualization, again differentiating between individual and team sports. In this
context different types of endurance and specific methods for testing and developing
endurance are presented. The physiological bases for these methods are also presented
to explain how training can affect the athlete’s physiology.
The sixth edition of Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training
builds on the tradition established in previous editions of this text
and expands on the current understanding of training theory and the
application of periodization.
