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One of the most basic concepts in training is, we call it the FIT principle, frequency,
intensity, and time. And those three variables govern what you do in your training and their
ability to build fitness in you. So, by frequency we mean how often you do the activity, intensity
is how hard, and time is the length and duration during which you train. During the off-season,
both frequency, time, and intensity are all very low. And, during the preparation phase
you begin to increase the frequency, but the overall time of the activities and the overall
intensity is still very low. During the base period you primarily build the time and the
frequency of the activities. You do start to introduce some high intensity work, but
it's a small volume. During the pre-competitive phase, your frequency will stabilize, your
volume will drop a bit, and the intensity of the activities will increase. And, finally,
during the competitive phase of the year, the intensity is at its highest, the volume
will drop to handle that intensity, and the frequency will maintain. Many times athletes
risk over training when they increase all three at one time, and it's best to do things
gradually starting with increasing the time and then using intensity as the last component
that you increase.