What is a Deload Week?
A deload week, as the name implies, is a week of training in which you still go to the gym to workout, but the intensity and volume of your workouts are far easier to manage. A deload week is a scheduled reduction in the total intensity and/or volume of your workouts. Why have a deload week? The chief purpose of the deload week is to give your muscles and joints time to rebuild, heal and grow stronger. A properly planned and executed deload week allows your connective tissue to repair (since muscle recovers more quickly than your joints and ligaments) and restores testosterone and cortisol levels. Moreover, a deload week gives your mind the chance to take things easy for a while and get away from the intensity that consistently tough workouts can provide. If done correctly, you should return from a deload week with a properly adapted, well-rested, stronger and more focused body—which equates to new PR’s and new levels of stimuli (i.e. more weight, frequency, etc.), making the process start all over again.
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