EA training schedule is an absolute necessity for competitive riders, whether it is motocross, enduro, supermoto or trial. Forget that drawing up schedules to perform better is only necessary for World Cup riders. No, everyone who wants to perform better can benefit from a well-constructed training schedule! In this first item we will discuss drawing up an annual schedule and the reasons for it. Why is actually very easy to explain. With an annual plan you ensure that you reach your physical peak at the planned time. It is therefore necessary to indicate on a calendar the points at which you want to perform and to work towards them.
Divide your season/year
An annual plan consists of three major parts: the general preparation period, the competition period and the transition period. I think it is clear to everyone that during the general preparation period you look for a solid basis to start from. This preparation period is therefore the longest of the three stages to complete. During the competition period, the aim is to convert your fitness into performance at a specific point, which can be one competition or a series of competitions if, for example, you have an intensive competition scheduled for four weekends in a row. The transition period consists of maintaining your level so that you can easily start working towards a competition again and to ensure that you do not overtrain (train too much or too hard, which will cause you to end up in a negative spiral instead of progress). to book) will have to deal with.
Training goals per period
Of course, this division into just three periods is purely theoretical and it must be taken into account that a competition period lasts longer than one or a few matches and that there must also be a build-up in the individual training sessions to raise your level. That is why we speak of mesocycles in the different periods or the macrocycles (preparation, competition and transition period). This is a short period of, for example, a month in which we work towards a specific goal (e.g. being able to run 10 km in one hour by the end of the month). Once that goal is achieved, a new goal is set (for example, being able to run the same 10 km in XNUMX minutes) and you start a new mesocycle. To achieve those predetermined goals, you must then develop a training series or microcycle (e.g. a weekly plan) in order to successfully complete another mesocycle.
Get to work
All this may seem a bit Chinese at first, but if you put the three periods on paper with the months of the year and your peak moments (competitions) on it, a lot will become clear. In addition, it is a matter of setting realistic goals. Don't expect that a nice annual plan will get anyone ready to complete a marathon in under three hours. However, such an annual plan can drastically increase your level, which is guaranteed to pay off, especially in a physically demanding sport such as motocross.
Next time we'll talk about drawing up a weekly schedule. You can also find more information in 'Basics for responsible sports'
