The peak date determines when the app will prepare you to be at your greatest strength and power level. When you have 4 or 5 months until your peak date, your workouts will be high volume with high sets and reps to build muscle. As you get closer to your peak date, your workouts will increase in weight and intensity, making you more powerful and explosive.
In Peak Strength, we guide you through onboarding on when to set your Peak Date based on the type of training path you have chosen.
Goal-Based Training
If your training isn't based around a sport, you'll be asked to set a Peak Date. If you have a specific date you would like to be in peak condition, use that date. Otherwise, we suggest skipping the date selection so that you performance a full training cycle from start to finish.
Seasonal Sports
If your sport has a dedicated season, we will ask three questions. Answering these questions determines what training cycle you will receive.
What does your season start?
When does your season end?
Set your championship date.
If you are not sure how to answer these, simply skip the questions and you'll start an off season training cycle and start making gains immediately.
Off Season: If your season start date is more than 18 weeks away, you'll be placed into an off season training cycle. Off season cycles focus on building massive gains in strength and power to ensure you are ready when practices start.
Pre Season: If your season is getting close (under 18 weeks away) you'll be placed in a pre season training cycle. Pre season continuous to build strength and power while supplementing with speed and endurance work as well.
In Season: If you are within 2 weeks of your season start date, you'll be placed into an in season training cycle. You'll perform fewer workouts per week and fewer sets in each workout so you stay fresh for competition but don't lose your edge. We've found that in season strength training is one of the greatest indicators of high performing athletes while also reducing the likelihood of injury.
Post Season: If you have already reached your season end date, you'll be placed in a post season training cycle. Post season training is very light and meant to keep you sharp for playoff competition.
Multi-Sport Athletes: If you play multiple sports, we suggest setting the dates based on your next upcoming season. If you have a main sport and other auxiliary sports, we suggest setting dates based on your primary sport. Simply adjust your workout schedule so that you have 1 day of rest before a game for your auxiliary sport, but make your performance focus centered around your primary sport.
Competition-based Sports
Competition sport peak dates are based around 2-3 major competitions per year where you want to perform at your best. Olympic Weightlifting, Powerlifting, and Combat Sports fall into this category.
Enter the date of your most important upcoming competition, and Peak Strength with peak you to be in your best shape possible on that date. Note that if you have more than 5 competitions in a year or multiple in the same couple of months, pick the next competition that you care the most about.
Off Season: If you are more than 20 weeks out from your competition, you'll be placed in an off season training cycle. This training will be based around building a foundation and making serious strength gains so your peak training goes further.
Competition Prep: If your competition is up and coming (less than 20 weeks away), you'll enter the competition prep cycle where you'll transition from low to high intensity training over 4 phases. The cycle finishes with a hard taper where training will back off and prep you to compete at the high level for your specific sport.
If you have additional questions or require further assistance, you can contact us via email at support@peakstrength.app