Fatigue management is the planning and implementation of strategies to control and reduce the physical and mental fatigue that can result from training, ensuring that training remains productive, safe, and sustainable. It is essential for optimizing performance, preventing injuries and/or overtraining, reducing the risk of injury, and to promote long-term progress.
Some examples of effective fatigue management:
Periodization
Proper Nutrition
Adequate Sleep
Deload Weeks
Active Recovery
Monitoring Training Loads
Key Term #4 - PERIODIZATION
Definition - the planned organization of training variables over time to maximize adaptations.
