Does appropriately graded prescription of high training loads improve fitness and protect against injury in athletes?
Appropriately graded high training loads may paradoxically protect against injury by improving fitness and resilience.
The appropriately graded prescription of high training loads should improve players' fitness, which in turn may protect against injury, ultimately leading to (1) greater physical outputs and resilience in competition, and (2) a greater proportion of the squad available for selection each week.
Tim J. Gabbett (Tue,) studied this question.