The Black Lion Blueprint
The Black Lion Blueprint helps busy athletes and active adults train smart, recover faster, and perform at their best — in sport, work, and life. Each episode gives you practical strategies to stay injury-free, build strength, and boost energy without spending hours in the gym.
The Black Lion Blueprint
Training in Seasons — How Smart Fighters Adapt for Longevity
In this episode of The Black Lion Blueprint, Coach Frederick unpacks a crucial—yet overlooked—truth about fighter development: training moves in seasons, and treating every month like “go season” is a fast track to burnout, injury, and plateaus.
Whether you’re in a building phase, sharpening your tools, or recovering from a hard camp or life stress, this episode will help you understand how to adjust your training to match your current season—without guilt, ego, or guesswork.
You’ll learn:
- The 3 training seasons every fighter cycles through
- Why you need to scale intensity based on skill volume, life stress, and recovery
- What “holding the line” looks like during high-stress weeks
- How to avoid injuries from stacked workloads
- Why adapting doesn’t mean you’re soft—it means you’re smart
Key Insight:
Toughness isn’t about grinding through everything.
It’s about knowing when to push, when to pull, and how to keep showing up for the long game.
Fighter Reflection Questions:
- What season am I in right now—building, sharpening, or restoring?
- Am I pushing with purpose—or just trying to outrun my stress?
- Am I confusing effort with progress?
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