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Fight Camp Periodization Calculator

Plan your fight camp phases — base building, strength, sharpening, and taper — with recommended intensity, volume, and sparring loads for each phase.

Inputs

weeks
sessions

Results

Base Building Phase

2 weeks

Total Camp Sessions

40

Strength/Power Phase2 weeks
Fight-Specific Sharpening2 weeks
Taper Phase2 weeks
Peak Sparring Rounds/Week3 rounds
Taper Sparring Rounds/Week1 rounds
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the number of Weeks Until Fight.
  2. Set your Training Sessions per Week and Current Fitness Level.
  3. Review the week breakdown: Base Building, Strength/Power, Fight-Specific Sharpening, and Taper phases.
  4. Check Total Sessions across the camp to plan your overall workload.
  5. Use the phase durations to structure your sparring volume and intensity progression.

What each input means

Weeks Until Fight
Total weeks available for fight camp. Minimum 4 weeks recommended; 8-12 is ideal.
Training Sessions Per Week
Total training sessions per week including all disciplines (striking, grappling, S&C).
Current Fitness Level
Your current conditioning level. Affects the base-building phase intensity.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    Weeks Until Fight = 8, Training Sessions Per Week = 6, Current Fitness Level = 1 = 3 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Base Building Phase
    2 = 2
  3. Calculate Total Camp Sessions
    Total Camp Sessions
    40 = 40
  4. Calculate Strength/Power Phase
    2 = 2
  5. Calculate Fight-Specific Sharpening
    2 = 2

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