Set your Peak Date for the day you want to be at your strongest. Peak Strength builds high-volume work early, with high sets and reps to add muscle, then shifts to heavier, more explosive training as the date gets closer. How you set your Peak Date depends on the Training Path you chose during onboarding.
Goal-based training
If your training isn't built around a sport, you'll be asked to set a Peak Date. If you have a specific date you want to be in peak condition, use it. Otherwise, skip the date selection so you perform a full Training Cycle from start to finish.
Seasonal sports
If your sport has a dedicated season, we'll ask three questions to determine which Training Cycle you receive:
When does your season start?
When does your season end?
When is your Championship Date?
Not sure how to answer? Skip the questions and you'll start an Off Season cycle and begin making gains right away.
Off Season: If your season start is more than 18 weeks away, you'll start an Off Season cycle. These focus on building major gains in strength and power so you're ready when practices start.
Pre Season: As your season gets closer (under 18 weeks away), you'll move to a Pre Season cycle. Pre Season keeps building strength and power while adding speed and endurance work.
In Season: Within 2 weeks of your season start, you'll move to an In Season cycle. You'll do fewer workouts per week and fewer sets each workout, so you stay fresh for competition without losing your edge. We've found that in-season strength training is one of the strongest indicators of high-performing athletes, and it lowers injury risk.
Post Season: Once you've reached your season end date, you'll move to a Post Season cycle. Post Season training is light, meant to keep you sharp for playoff competition.
Multi-sport athletes: If you play more than one sport, set your dates around your next upcoming season. If you have a primary sport and auxiliary ones, set your dates by the primary sport. Then leave one rest day before an auxiliary game while keeping your performance focus on the primary sport.
Competition sports
In competition sports, your Peak Date is built around the 2 to 3 major competitions a 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 will peak you to be in your best shape on that day. If you have more than 5 competitions a year, or several within a couple of months, choose the next one you care most about.
Off Season: If you're more than 20 weeks out from your competition, you'll start an Off Season cycle. This builds a foundation and serious strength gains so your peak training goes further.
Competition Prep: If your competition is under 20 weeks away, you'll enter the Competition Prep cycle, transitioning from low to high intensity over 4 Phases. It finishes with a hard taper that backs off training and preps you to compete at a high level for your sport.
If you have additional questions or need further help, contact us at support@peakstrength.app.