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How to choose between Foundation, Competitor and Advanced Competitor plans

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Written by Jami Tikkanen
Updated over a week ago

At The Training Plan, you can choose from three (3) levels of membership:

  • Foundation

  • Competitor

  • Advanced Competitor

All of our plans are designed to help you build a solid foundation of skills, conditioning and strength to make you a better athlete. To get the best results, we want you to choose an option that best matches your experience, goals and schedule.

Foundation Plan

Who is it for - Athletes relatively new to competitive fitness or with a busy schedule

Process goals - Developing good training, practice and lifestyle habits to support longterm progress (learning to train), beginning to gain competition experience (learning to compete)

Performance goals - Developing foundational skills (weightlifting, gymnastics, sports specific movements etc.), laying a base of strength, movement and conditioning for becoming a competitive athlete

Competition goals - Working towards the Open or local competitions

Schedule - 4-5 x 60 to 75-minutes/week (1x/day, 5-days a week)

Options - Our optional session each week allows you to bias your training (weightlifting, strength, strongman, gymnastics and various conditioning options) based on your needs

Competitor Plan

Who is it for - Athletes with over a year of training behind them looking to compete at a higher level, also a good option for competitive masters athletes

Process goals - Developing good training, practice and lifestyle habits to support competitive success (learning to train), learning to pace, gaining competition experience (learning to compete/competing to win)

Performance goals - Refining foundational skills (weightlifting, gymnastics, sport specific movements etc.), Developing movement efficiency, building on personal strengths and identifying performance limiters

Competition goals - Working towards the Open/Age group qualifiers or local and small international competitions

Schedule - 5 x 75-minutes to 2-hours/week (1x/day, 5-days a week + active recovery day) 

Options - We offer three (3) paths on the Competitor plan. Each one is a complete, well rounded program biased towards a specific performance characteristic (click on the links for more details on each)

  • Strength - Get strong

  • Engine - Get in shape

  • SPP -  Get ready for a competition

Advanced Competitor Plan

Who is it for - Experienced athletes looking to compete at the highest level

Process goals - Refining training, practice and lifestyle habits to support high level performance, developing mental skills to train and compete at elite level (competing to win)

Performance goals - Mastering skills (weightlifting, gymnastics, sport specific movements etc.), optimising movement efficiency, developing pacing, maximising personal strengths and eliminating performance limiters

Competition goals - Working towards the Regionals/CrossFit Games and/or other major international competitions

Schedule - 10 x 75-minutes to 2-hours/week (2x/day, 5-days a week + active recovery day) 

Options - We offer three (3) paths on the Advanced Competitor plan. Each one is a complete, well rounded program biased towards a specific performance characteristic (click on the links for more details on each)

  • Strength - Get strong

  • Engine - Get in shape

  • SPP -  Get ready for a competition

Need more help choosing the right plan for you?
Don't hesitate to reach out and we'll help you get started

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