Prior to the 7 consecutive off day mark, there is a bit more fluctuation. In general, the higher the chronic workload a player has built up, the more time it will take to get back to prior fitness levels.

This reiterates the importance of throwing early and often once built up.

From the line chart below, it shows that on average, once a player has at least a week off, it will take a minimum of 3 weeks (often times more) just to reach the same level of chronic fitness they were at before taking their break.

IMPACT OF CONSECUTIVE OFF DAYS ON CHRONIC WORKLOAD

I took a deeper look into how taking 2 or more off days has an impact on a pitchers' chronic workload, along with how long it takes on average to work back up to the same workload after the off days.

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