• Training load : training stimulus prompted by the combination of series, repetitions, resistance, recuperation for a given period..
  
  
• Training plan (see macrocycle ) : set of weeks/microcycles of training organised towards the achievement of a specific training objective.
  
  
• Training week (see microcycle ) : set of seven days organised around a precise training objective and planned to provide an optimal training stimulus and allow physical and psychological recuperation.