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
Results
Base Building Phase
2 weeks
Total Camp Sessions
40
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter the number of Weeks Until Fight.
- Set your Training Sessions per Week and Current Fitness Level.
- Review the week breakdown: Base Building, Strength/Power, Fight-Specific Sharpening, and Taper phases.
- Check Total Sessions across the camp to plan your overall workload.
- 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
- Identify Input ParametersWeeks Until Fight = 8, Training Sessions Per Week = 6, Current Fitness Level = 1 = 3 input(s) provided
- Calculate Base Building Phase2 = 2
- Calculate Total Camp SessionsTotal Camp Sessions40 = 40
- Calculate Strength/Power Phase2 = 2
- Calculate Fight-Specific Sharpening2 = 2
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