Compounding Effect of Training

Let’s use a high school athlete (4 years)

Athlete A- Trains 3x a week 50 weeks a year
150 workouts/year-600 total during high school

Athlete B- Trains 6x a week for 12 weeks of the year
72 workouts/year-288 total during high school

What’s easy to see- Athlete A has over 2x the total workouts during high school

What you don’t see

Athlete B has to use 4-6 of their 12 weeks each year to acclimate to the stress of training. Athlete A gradually builds off their foundation

Also

Athlete A is able to progress into different training progressions in a safe manner while Athlete B is trying to relearn same basic movements

Athlete A never has a drop off during season while Athlete B is struggling by end of season

Consistency matters