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Macro Periodization

Designing Macro Plans

How to design macro plans, structure mesocycles, and align training phases.

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Designing Macro Plans

What is a Macro Plan?

A macro plan is the long-term roadmap for a gymnastics season. Amplitude auto-seeds 3 tracks for every plan:

  • Events (Track 0) — competition dates and preparation milestones.
  • Mesocycle (Track 1) — system-managed mesocycle blocks.
  • Phases (Track 2) — preparation, competition, and transition phases.

Creating a Plan

  1. Go to Periodization → New Plan.
  2. Set the plan name, season dates, and competition calendar.
  3. Drag blocks on the canvas to define mesocycles and phases.
System tracks (EVENT, SYSTEM_MESOCYCLE) are managed automatically and cannot be deleted manually.