Feeling run down from intense training or looking for a way to prevent fatigue? A deload workout program may be exactly what your body needs. A deload is a well-planned training method that helps the ...

EVER HAVE A day in the gym where your light sets feel more like your heavy sets? You're not always going to be on your A game, and that sucks. Marcus Filly, functional bodybuilding coach and ...

A deload week is something you do only if you are training regularly and actually need a break from your normal routine. It's a week to avoid overtraining and to recover from a period of performance ...

A deload week is a planned period of time (typically a week) during which you reduce the intensity or volume of your workouts and focus on active recovery and lower-intensity workouts instead. Lower ...

Two certified strength and conditioning specialists explain the benefits of adding a week of scaled back workouts to your fitness plan, plus how to tell when you should take a load off. “Deloading is ...

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You’ve been crushing your health and fitness goals recently: Eating protein at every meal, getting seven to nine hours of sleep, and hitting the heavy weights at the gym. But in the past few days, you ...

Rest days can be an effective way to stave off something called peripheral fatigue, which refers to the fatigue of your limbs and muscles, so says sports scientist Luke Worthington. This materialises ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. July 28, 2021 Add as a ...