the following are examples of periodized training programs for a strength/power athlete playing a team sport, and a strength/power athlete involved in a sport placing primary importance on an isolated competition (i.e. National meet) during the training year. Each program should be considered as only an example and a possible guideline in developing a periodized training program to meet your needs or the needs of your athletes. It is important to remember that the entire athletic conditioning program needs to be considered during the development of the periodization program, and not just the resistance training component of the program.