: Still the best way , training in cycles of gradually increasing intensity, began with the work of Soviet sports scientist Dmitri Matveyev in the early 1960s. Elite athletes, Olympic weightlifters, swimmers, and track and field performers have used it all over the world to an ever-increasing degree since that time. American Olympic lifters and power lifters have been using for a long time for example Frank Zane (Ripper 3, Fleck, Steven 34). provides a method by which the plateau can be avoided. One of the problems with most training program ....