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 this can be altered within this setting.
Inside PEAK, your training log and load tracking will be grouped by these cycles and blocks, providing accuracy to how hard you have been training in this cycle compared to YOUR recent blocks.
This lets you (and your coach) see how training stress, recovery, PEAK Scores, and PRiSM risk shift across different phases. It also helps the PB Predictor by comparing how past cycles and blocks lined up 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.