My Macrocycle Evaluation

The main long term goal of my macrocycle was to improve my overall cardiovascular endurance. I used to FITT principles to move closer towards my goal. Each week I increased the intensity of my training sessions and the time I under go them. I also varied the type of training session as I had a gym session and also a running session that took place on the forest recreation ground. The frequency of my macrocycle stayed the same throughout. My week consisted of having 2 days training, 1 day rest, then 2 more days training and 2 days rest. These principles allowed me to move closer towards my goal each week and achieve my overall goal.

I personally feel that my cardiovascular endurance has improved dramartically throughout the macrocycle and therefore acheived my overall goal. I feel that I can take part in strenous exercise for a longer period of time. I am able to say this because I was able to undergo the acitivites in the gym for a longer period of time at the end of my six weeks than at the start; this is because each week I increased the intensity, makingmy body work harder and as a result increase my cardiovascular endurance. I am now also able to run a longer distance in a shorter amount of time. I know this because at week 1 I started off by running 5 laps of my circuit and towards the end of my macrocycle I was able to run 7.5 laps of my circuit.
Strengths
I personally think that there were many strengths to my macrocycle and my personal performance. I think that the way I structured my macrocycle was effective because the variation of tasks ment that I didn't become bored.
I also think that my rest periods were in the correct places as it broke up the week and contributed to me staying motivated and interested.
The training session at the gym improved my cardiovascualr endurance more that the training session at the forest in my oppinion; this is because I was able to rotate between exercise machines at the gym and I was kept interested by the televisions in the gym and the company of others. I think that i became bored with the training session at the forest recreation ground as I was running on my own and I wasn't able to talk to anybody which made the training session seem to go on for quite a while. However, once I discovered that listening to music while running kept you motivated, the training session became more interesting and seemed to be over quicker than before.
Weaknesses/Areas of Improvement
I think my main weakness was dedication towards the forest recreation ground training session; this is because for the first few weeks I found them boring and wasn't really succeeding as I wasn't motivated. Once I started listening to my iPod while running it became more interesting, however, I still favoured the gym training session over the running session.
My main area of improvement is my motivation methods, however, once I found the correct method that suited my personality the macrocycle became more interesting.
My Progress
I feel that my cardiovascular endurance has improved and I have progressed alot. Hwoever, there is always room for improvement and as a result I am going to continue with my macrocycle to keep improving my cardiovascular endurance and be able to take part in strenuous exercise for longer periods of time.
The Future
I personally feel that my cardiovascular endurance has improved and I now feel confident enough to contribute myself to a girls football team. The aim of my goal with to improve my cardiovascualr endurance inorder to be good enough for the local girls football team and now I feel that I am ready to go and sign for them. I think that without my macrocycle I wouldn't be fit enough to join.
I am going to carry on doing my macrocycle as it keeps me fit and new people are always joining the team so by me continuing my macrocycle it will make me stand out from the other players and show that I am commited to the team.