Train with the Seasons: Structuring Your Training Year as an Everyday Athlete
Show Notes & Resources
In this episode of the Everyday Strength Podcast, Anthony introduces a practical annual training framework called Training with the Seasons, designed specifically for everyday athletes. Rather than forcing year-round intensity or chasing constant PRs, this approach helps lifters rotate training emphasis across the calendar to support consistency, progress, and longevity. Anthony explains how to align strength training, conditioning, and recovery with real life factors like work stress, holidays, travel, and motivation. The episode covers the basics of periodization without overcomplicating it and shows how long-term athletic development actually happens. Whether you train three days a week or six, this episode provides a clear structure for staying strong, fit, and durable year after year.
Key Topics Covered:
This episode explores what periodization really means and why it matters for long-term progress. Anthony breaks the training year into seasonal phases and explains how winter, spring, summer, and fall each lend themselves to different priorities. The discussion includes how to maintain conditioning year-round using aerobic, anaerobic, and strongman-style methods, and how to adjust training during holidays, vacations, and chaotic life periods. Common mistakes that stall progress are addressed, including trying to train everything at once or never shifting focus.
Relevant Science & Articles Mentioned:
Zatsiorsky, V., & Kraemer, W. (2006). Science and Practice of Strength Training. Human Kinetics. https://us.humankinetics.com
Issurin, V. (2010). New horizons for the methodology and physiology of training periodization. Sports Medicine. https://link.springer.com
Bompa, T., & Buzzichelli, C. (2019). Periodization: Theory and Methodology of Training. Human Kinetics. https://us.humankinetics.com
Seiler, S. (2010). What is best practice for training intensity and duration distribution in endurance athletes? International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. https://journals.humankinetics.com
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