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We sought to identify and evaluate the tolerance to, and consequences of, short‐term variations in training load in competitive weightlifters. Seven international‐level lifters performed 1 week of initial training followed by 2 weeks of intensified (INT: +100%, 36.5 ± 11.3 × 103 kg/week) and 1 week of subsequently reduced (RED: −25%) training within their annual program. After INT, but not RED, 90...