Training glossaryPeriodization & recovery
Macrocycle
A macrocycle is the long-term plan that gathers several training blocks into one larger phase.
Also known as: Annual cycle
In sports, it can be a season. For recreational hypertrophy and strength, it is usually a horizon of months, with phases for accumulating volume, intensifying load, recovering and adjusting priorities.
The value of a macrocycle is giving direction without rigidly scripting every week. In SelfShapeAI, this logic appears as plan phases: training changes according to goal, history and logged progress, instead of repeating the same design indefinitely.
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Train with method, not guesswork
SelfShapeAI applies these concepts for you: it builds the plan, explains each decision and adjusts based on your context.
