13/06/2019
🧠 WHAT IS A DELOAD? 🧠
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A deload is a short period, usually a week, of planned recovery 🛏. Your workload is reduced by 40%, eg if you normally bench 100kg for 10 reps you would bench 60kg for 10 reps. This is a good way to recover both mentally 💭and physically 😑.
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When a deload week is planned 📝 in it can take exhaustion out of the equation ➗, because you’ll be less likely to get to that state. This normally works better than just taking a deload week once you start feeling tired 😓.
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So WHY should you do it? 🤷🏻♂️
- Well, they’re good for breaking through plateaus so you can start increasing weight again 💪🏼.
- It gives your body a break and reduces the risk of injury 🏥. Joints and your CNS (central nervous system) feel less pressure too.
- It can help with motivation too. If you start to plateau and feel little injuries here and there, training can become a chore 😔Taking it easy for a week can help you come back stronger and help get your mojo back 🕺🏻.
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WHEN should you take a deload week? 📆
- Normally every 5th/6th week of your training.
- But this depends on training experience, age, the kind of training you’re doing etc. Play around with it and see what works for you 🖖🏼.
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