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21 October
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Want to be Well-Informed? Then Check Out Some Terminology

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 Read more…