Post by mclay on Nov 12, 2016 6:03:35 GMT -7
I have been staring at the 2017 calendar for a day or so trying to get a jump on my annual plan. 2016 will be the first full calendar year where I've been able to get 3 training cycles in. It feels great and I'm climbing better than ever. However, work-related stuff in 2017 is threatening to undo the progress. I have two different international trips (non-climbing, unfortunately) - a two-week jaunt in February and then three-months May-August.
Finishing my current cycle and planning for two weeks of rest, I will have 6 weeks in Jan-Feb,(2 weeks off for travel), March-April, (3 months off) August-December open to train. During the trips I'm planning on doing basic fitness stuff, improvising a "hangboard", and hitting gyms and occasionally outdoors as it is possible. But my bigger concern is how to plan the weeks when I'm at home. My available time will break down to 6 weeks training, 8 weeks training and then 5 months at the end of the year. What would be a good way to maximize the time at home in order to squeeze in 3 periods of focused training?
My long-term goal is simply to keep improving as a single-pitch sport climber. But with the first half of 2017 being so fragmented I was thinking about focusing on bouldering harder for the first two available training "cycles". I would then be aiming for a performance peak in late April with a potential vacation trip to Rocklands, before the 3 month exile. Then I would hit route specific cycle/s hard from August-December.
Finishing my current cycle and planning for two weeks of rest, I will have 6 weeks in Jan-Feb,(2 weeks off for travel), March-April, (3 months off) August-December open to train. During the trips I'm planning on doing basic fitness stuff, improvising a "hangboard", and hitting gyms and occasionally outdoors as it is possible. But my bigger concern is how to plan the weeks when I'm at home. My available time will break down to 6 weeks training, 8 weeks training and then 5 months at the end of the year. What would be a good way to maximize the time at home in order to squeeze in 3 periods of focused training?
My long-term goal is simply to keep improving as a single-pitch sport climber. But with the first half of 2017 being so fragmented I was thinking about focusing on bouldering harder for the first two available training "cycles". I would then be aiming for a performance peak in late April with a potential vacation trip to Rocklands, before the 3 month exile. Then I would hit route specific cycle/s hard from August-December.