field. Part 2: Practical and applied aspects by Brad H. DeWeese, Guy Hornsby , Meg Stone and Michael H. Stone explore the process and the importance of planning strength- power training programs for track and field athletes. According to the authors establishing such a program require an understanding of both training principles and training theory.
The authors go on to explain how the factor of periodization acts as a framework for developing a training program. Its aim being; to achieve a balance of training loads and competitive readiness during the season, to manage fatigue and reduce over training potential, and to adequately stage and time peaks. The aims are accomplished through appropriated variation by manipulation of volume, intensity factors, and exercise selection.
Other factors such as phase potentiation for power development and the introduction of a …show more content…
The monitoring program which has the basic purpose of the monitoring/testing an athlete’s current state of training, fatigue levels, and degree to which he or she has responded to the program. Through the implementation of task- and sport-specific tests within the annual plan, factors associated with talent identification and assessment of performance can be understood. Therefore, by establishing an athlete-monitoring program into the annual plan will assure for training program success, if the monitoring tests are integrated into the training process and are specific enough to answer basic questions concerning the athlete’s level of fatigue, state of training, and whether the athlete is responding to the training stimulus as expected. Lastly, it was highlighted that another important feature of the monitoring program is that it allows the coach to objectively assess why specific training programs work or do not