Athletes Must Train During the Sports Season

Athletes Must Train During the Sports Season

At Athlete's Guild in Concord, North Carolina, we believe that the foundation of athletic success lies in consistent, well-structured training—especially during the competitive season. In-season training often gets overlooked as athletes focus primarily on practice and competition. However, continuing to train throughout the season is essential for maintaining strength, speed, agility, and most importantly, reducing the risk of injury.

The Science Behind In-Season Training

It’s well-documented that athletes can lose muscle strength and speed in as little as two weeks if training is reduced or stopped entirely. Research shows that strength can decrease by up to 13% after just two weeks of inactivity, while speed and agility, which are crucial for performance in virtually every sport, deteriorate rapidly as well. According to a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, power and speed can decline by 6-10% after just one week of reduced training.

When athletes stop training during the season, they not only lose performance gains but also increase their risk of injury. Without consistent strength and conditioning work, the muscles, tendons, and joints become less resilient. This can lead to overuse injuries, muscle imbalances, and improper mechanics during high-intensity movements like sprinting, jumping, and cutting.

At Athlete’s Guild, our mission is to keep athletes performing at their peak, and injury prevention plays a key role in this. In-season training, even if it’s just one or two sessions per week, ensures that athletes maintain the power, speed, and agility they’ve developed in the offseason, while also keeping their bodies resilient to the demands of the sport.

Consistent Training = Injury Mitigation

Athletes are exposed to the same repetitive movements day in and day out. These movements—whether it's throwing a baseball, sprinting during a soccer game, or performing a wrestling takedown—create stress on the body. Without supplementary strength training, this repetitive stress can lead to injury.

Training during the season doesn’t have to be intense or time-consuming. Even a single strength or plyometric workout per week can be enough to maintain muscle mass, enhance power output, and ensure that speed and agility stay at optimal levels. Plyometrics, strength circuits, and sprint training are crucial to keeping an athlete’s explosive power and quickness sharp. This also reduces the likelihood of injuries such as hamstring strains, knee ligament tears, or shoulder impingements—all common in athletes who reduce their training volume during the season.

The Result of Consistent Training: Peak Performance

At Athlete’s Guild, we prioritize sports training tailored to each athlete’s individual needs. Our programs ensure that you not only survive the season but thrive in it. By incorporating weekly workouts focused on strength, speed, agility, and injury mitigation, we help athletes maintain peak performance without overloading their bodies.

The result of consistent training is clear: athletes perform better and stay healthier longer. This approach can be the difference between finishing the season strong and being sidelined by injury. We emphasize the long-term benefits of building a durable, powerful, and agile athlete. Whether it’s through plyometrics, strength circuits, or targeted injury prevention exercises, we ensure our athletes are in peak condition.

Athlete’s Guild: Achieving Your Goals

At Athlete’s Guild, we specialize in helping athletes achieve their performance goals through well-rounded, science-backed training methodologies. Our in-season training programs are designed to keep athletes at their strongest and fastest, even when their schedules are packed with practices and games.

Our private sports performance gym in Concord, North Carolina, offers individualized training that helps athletes improve their strength, agility, speed, and power while reducing the risk of injury. Don’t let all the hard work from the offseason go to waste—consistency is the key to long-term success.

For more information, visit and discover how our in-season training programs can take your performance to the next level. Your success doesn’t just happen during the offseason—it’s built through year-round dedication.