Which of the following best defines a micro cycle?

• A. A plan focusing on nutrition only.
• B. Short-term training plan (usually 1 week).
• C. Long-term training plan (a year).
• D. A series of competitions scheduled over a month.

Answer: (B)

In periodized training, a microcycle is the short, weekly block of workouts that fits inside bigger planning blocks. Its purpose is to sequence daily sessions—adjusting intensity, volume, and recovery—to produce targeted adaptations within about a week. That makes the option describing a short-term plan of roughly one week the best fit, because it directly reflects how microcycles structure training on a compact, actionable horizon.

The other ideas don’t match this concept: a plan focused only on nutrition isn’t about scheduling workouts, a plan spanning an entire year is a macrocycle, and a month of competitions describes a competition block rather than the weekly training block that a microcycle represents.