Good training isn’t random - it follows structure, broken into Training Cycles and Training Blocks.
Cycles are typically 7 days long, following a standard week, but some coaches opt for shorter or longer cycles (10 day cycles are also common at the elite level)
Blocks are most commonly 4 weeks long and focus on specific adaptations - for example, a general prep block, a speed-strength block, or an acceleration block. Frequently a block will involve 3 weeks of training and one recovery week, making up a 4 week block. Some coaches will choose shorter or longer periods, but blocks emphasise the need for a structured Recovery week for adaptation to occur.
These Cycles and Blocks can be customised in the Settings section under Goals and Cycles. The pre-set default is 7 days for a cycle and 28 days for a training block, but both can be adjusted to suit your training structure.
Inside PEAK, your training log and load tracking will be grouped by these cycles and blocks, helping show how hard you have been training in the current cycle compared with your recent blocks.
This allows you (and your coach) how training stress, recovery, PEAK Scores, and PRiSM risk change across different phases of training. It also helps the PB Predictor, which compares how previous cycles and blocks aligned with your best performances.
In short, cycles and blocks turn your log from a list of sessions into a structured training story, so you can see where you are in the big picture - and where you’re headed next.