This program is based on the training concept called periodization. Periodization is the method of changing up your training at specified time points. The very first periodized scheme to be used with weights is called Linear Periodization (also known as Classc Periodization). That simply means that you start with light weight and high reps and as the program progresses the weights used get heavier and heavier and the reps completed per set get fewer and fewer. Most periodized programs take many months to complete. Many last anywhere from 4 to 12 months to complete the cycle. But this periodized program utilizes a concept known as microcycles. Where a typical linear periodized scheme might stick with the same weight and rep range for a month or longer, the micro cycles change up the weight and rep ranges every week.

- Rest-pause set should be used for the last set of each exercise.
- The weight chosen should be kept FOR ALL sets of a determined exercise. Choose a weight that allows you to complete the proposed number of reps and sets, including the rest-pause. Do not decrease to weight for the rest-pause phase of the exercise.