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EPISODE · Jan 13, 2025 · 45 MIN

Episode 12: How to Build an Annual Training Plan that Actually Works

from The Infirmary | Fixing Broken Endurance Athletes · host Chris Bagg

In this episode we talk about the importance of annual training plans for athletes and coaches, focusing on the need for clear goals and structured training blocks. We break down the types of goals you should use in your annual plans—outcome, performance, and process—and explain how to effectively build and manage a plan based on those goals. We give you three different examples of annual plans and offer hints and tips about how to use them to best effect: your performance and your happiness.We also answer a great listener question about the significance of accountability in coaching, contrasting it with feelings of shame that can arise from missed workouts or unmet expectations.Show Notes:The Performance Psychological Effects of Goal Setting in Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1750984X.2022.2116723Three different annual training plan templatesLink to YouTube video (so you can watch Chris manipulate the actual training plan templates)

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In this episode we talk about the importance of annual training plans for athletes and coaches, focusing on the need for clear goals and structured training blocks. We break down the types of goals you should use in your annual plans—outcome, performance, and process—and explain how to effectively build and manage a plan based on those goals. We give you three different examples of annual plans and offer hints and tips about how to use them to best effect: your performance and your happiness. We also answer a great listener question about the significance of accountability in coaching, contrasting it with feelings of shame that can arise from missed workouts or unmet expectations.

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