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ANAEROBIC Without oxygenANNUAL PLAN Yearly training program (divided into phases)BACKSIDE MECHANICS In sprinting, movements occurring behind the center of massCENTER OF MASS (COM) The point on a body where forces are appliedFORCE Mass times accelerationFRONTSIDE MECHANICS In sprinting, movement occurring in front of the center of massMACROCYCLE A training period (or season) consisting of the three periods — preparatory, competitive and transitionMESOCYCLE A training period of 2-6 microcyclesMICROCYCLE A weekly training programPERIOD Group of phases that makes up the prepatory, competitive, transition (see macrocycle)PREPARATION PHASE Training to train building the base for trainingPROGRESSIVE OVERLOAD A higher training load then a body is use to, steadily increasing loadSPECIAL PREPARATION After general preparation, where training focus stays as building a foundation but also moves towards specific trainingTRAINING AGE Number of years spent training for a particular eventTRANSITION PERIOD Recovery time in between macrocycles