09/09/2026
Should you lift in season? If you only lift out of season you are training your body to peak at the beginning of the season. Because if you stop lifting in the season you will be stronger at the start of the season than the end of the season.
If I lift for 9 months in the offseason and stop for the 3 months in season. I’m going to lose strength. I recommend 2 days to maintain and even see growth through the season. Low volume, high intensity.
Here’s is a XC runner who hit a PR today with what he described was a 6/10 effort as he’s approaching mid season. That’s exactly what we want. Because as he continues to PR in mid and late season we are conditioning him to be PEAKING when leagues and districts role around.