Mesocycle
A mesocycle is a training block of roughly three to six weeks with one dominant goal, such as accumulating volume or expressing strength. It groups several microcycles and usually ends with a deload week. It is the unit a coach thinks in when deciding what a client will do next month.
A mesocycle is a training block of roughly three to six weeks with one dominant goal, such as accumulating volume or expressing strength. It groups several microcycles and usually ends with a deload week. It is the unit a coach thinks in when deciding what a client will do next month.
In practice
It is the scale at which progression becomes visible. One week says nothing; a full mesocycle shows whether the chosen stimulus produced anything.
Related terms
PeriodizationPeriodization is organizing training into blocks with different goals and loads over time, so an athlete arrives at a given moment in the best possible state and stops stallingMicrocycleA microcycle is the smallest planning unit, almost always one weekMacrocycleA macrocycle is the long planning horizon, typically six months to a year, grouping every mesocycle that leads to a larger goalDeloadA deload is a planned period, almost always a week, in which volume or intensity comes down so the body can finish absorbing the accumulated workPeriodization for beginners: when it actually starts to matterSee the whole glossary
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