If the plan reads like code, it’s not your fault. Coaches love shorthand. Here’s a simple decoding so you can stop guessing and start training.
Tempo is “comfortably hard”—breathing steady, short phrases possible, technique intact. Threshold is the line just above that where breathing wants to run away; short intervals live there.
A brick is a workout that stacks modes (run + stations) to practice interference and transitions. Cadence is your rhythm—steps, strokes, or reps per minute. It’s a tool to keep pacing honest.
RPE is rate of perceived exertion on a 1–10 scale. It pairs with splits to teach you what “comfortably hard” actually feels like in your body so you can pace without a spreadsheet.
Set strategy means breaking big rep counts—like wall balls—into smaller chunks you can hold. A good plan looks conservative and finishes faster.
Deload is a planned easy week so your body absorbs training. PR means personal record; not every week needs one.
Once you can read the plan, the work gets simpler. The words stop being a test and start being a map.
