Although particular intense aerobic or recreational activities should be chosen if they are more activity or sports specific. Also, multiple sets are commonly performed on Olympic weight lifts to develop necessary motor skill required for these lifts. Finally additional warmup set may be performed if an exercise is believed to be susceptible to injury. Paradoxically, as an auxiliary trainer or off season coach, it may be necessary to prescribe high volume program not for the athlete to become better at their sport, but to allow adaptation for an anticipated training regimen implemented by the primary coach. Even in the case of training for a sport or activity that requires a degree of muscular endurance, it may be advisable to train for strength and general conditioning during the off season.
Muscular strength is more lasting than endurance.
Endurance is the first to diminish during detraining so it should be emphasized during the months leading up the event. It may seem that strength deteriorates rapidly, but if a maximum repetition is executed on an exercise that does not require a high degree of motor skill, strength retention can be observed over time. A wave involves cycles of progressively greater sets added weekly with lower repetition ranges and heavier weights than the previous sets. A cycle may last weeks or can be made up of several intricate cycles growing progressively longer each successive cycle. Muscular endurance is essentially transferred to muscular strength during the wave.