A well designed peaking block is key to maximizing your meet performance and a poorly designed block could mean that you’re squandering months of hard work. In this video, Chad Wesley Smith discusses:
-The goals of a peak
-Considerations to be made regarding the length of the taper
-Volume, Intensity and Frequency during a peaking block
-The specific peaking strategies he utilizes
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