off-season

hiljainen kausi That part of the year when business is most slack and there are fewest clients or visitors
Seaside resorts in the off-season are really depressing
puhekieltä Period of time when regular competitions are not being held, or when an athlete is not participating in competitions.
1983, Joe Weider, The Weider System of Bodybuilding, page 4.

Alternating off-season and precontest cycles in bodybuilding over a period of years will result in the relatively quick development of a championship physique.