Experts explain what to know about the training method.

Whether you're building your own training plan or following a pre-set training plan, it's important to understand that workouts don't just happen arbitrarily. Instead, they should progress in volume, ...

Periodization is one of the most effective training strategies used in the United States to improve performance, prevent plateaus, and keep workouts engaging over time.

If you, like many runners, build your own training plans, understanding periodization is important to help you get the most from your training and race your best. Periodization is an exercise science ...

Periodization training isn’t the only way to train efficiently, especially if you’re into strength training and want to build big arms. However, it’s one of the best ways to ensure that you can ...

Yes. The human body is amazingly adaptable to any situation, environment, or stimulus, and one area where this adaptability presents itself is in your training. So doing the same training program over ...

One difference between artists and athletes is easy to identify: time. In many cases, an artist has a vast amount of time and no real deadline to create a masterpiece. A coach, on the other hand, has ...

"Muscle confusion" is a term trademarked by Tony Horton, the trainer behind the popular P90X home-fitness program. If you've heard about muscle confusion and are mystified, some explanation is needed.

In my toolbox article last month, I introduced the concept of using your Heart Rate Variability (HRV) – the difference in timing between subsequent heartbeats – to provide insight into how you are ...

How was Usain Bolt able to hit peak physical, technical, and mental form at 9.35 p.m. on 16 August 2009 at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin, when he ran the 100 meters in 9.58 seconds? Art?