A sense of normality is beginning to return at Cobham with no time limits placed on sessions and contact allowed in phase two of training before the Premier League's restart on June 17.
But there are still plenty of unusual changes to their daily routine that some players are taking time adapting to.
Unsurprisingly the sessions mirror typical pre-season work but at least they are no longer under the conditions of phase one, where groups of no more than five had to keep two metres apart and train for less than 75 minutes.
In phase two the focus remains on improving fitness with less than three weeks before the first full round of restarted fixtures but there has been an increased emphasis on ball work and tactical elements.
It has been physically taxing in unusual ways, too, with several players ending up with blistered feet on their return from such a long period of inactivity.
During the lockdown, with the training ground shut, players had been given individual workout programmes to do at home.
On weekday afternoons there were virtual circuit sessions with the club's fitness coaches, working on strength and flexibility.
In terms of ensuring aerobic fitness was maintained, top of the range stationary bikes were delivered at the beginning of the pandemic but those who lived near open green spaces where social distancing was guaranteed were encouraged to run outside.
Those runs were a combination of short interval sessions - remember the now infamous Ross Barkley 5k? - and longer steady efforts, while there specific workouts for those on the bike saddle too.
Running out proved challenging for a couple of players living in apartments closer to Stamford Bridge than leafy Surrey but no one has returned to Cobham badly out of shape.
Inevitably some sharpness has been lost but that is applicable to every player across the 20 clubs and one boost for Lampard is that this is the squad's cleanest bill of health all season.
The break has allowed the likes of Christian Pulisic to recover from medium-term problems, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek is also ready to go for the first time since rupturing his achilles late last season. Both have been getting stuck in since contact training resumed late last week.
Among the unusual aspects of the new normal day at Cobham, players have been driving to the training ground already in their kit.
Before they can get out a member of staff comes to check their temperature, which needs to be less than 37.5 celsius.
The dressing rooms remain closed, only essential physiotherapy and medical treatment is available and players must drive home without having a chance to shower (they will be allowed to shower after games once able to keep sufficient distance from team-mates).
Most players have been changing into fresh clothes before driving off at the end of training - partly because they are drenched in sweat at the end of sessions in temperatures of 25 Celsius but also to keep their cars clean.
Those regulations will remain for the foreseeable future and while there might be extra washing to be done at home and a couple of extra trips to the car valet, no one is complaining.
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