This review covers Part II of Mujika and Padilla’s comprehensive analysis of detraining. While Part I focused on short-term breaks (under 4 weeks), this article was written to examine long-term detraining  (cessation of training for more than 4 weeks). The authors aimed to detail exactly how the cardiovascular, metabolic, and muscular systems degrade over extended periods of inactivity in both highly trained athletes and recently trained individuals. Crucially, the article al

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Rest or Rust? What Happens to Elite Basketball Players During a 2-Week Break Strength and conditioning coaches often struggle with how to manage periods of inactivity, such as winter breaks or off-seasons. The reason for this study  was to determine if 14 days of complete training cessation (detraining) would impair the neuromuscular performance—specifically strength, speed, and jumping—of elite U18 male basketball players. Researchers aimed to provide clarity on whether thes