12 Weeks to Peak
Did you know it takes 12 weeks for your body to fully acclimate to a particular training base? Another way of saying that is, you will never reach your peak performance until you’ve been at it for at least 12 weeks.
This is a key concept to understand when training for a particular sport season. Pre-training is critical if you want to reach peak performance early in the season. Cross-Country is typically where you see this error. Since cross-country season begins right after school begins, training must begin early summer; not three weeks before the season.
With a little bit of thinking ahead and discipline, you can reach your peak performance when it counts!