#19 - Deloads, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Summary: Sell your B&R 1.0 bar to Hambrick! Email him at shambrick@ssonlinecoaching.com. A deload is a period in training, typically a week, in which the stress in the programming is decreased in order to allow the trainee to recover and dissipate accumulated fatigue. This is a desired effect for a late intermediate or advanced lifter. When deloading, we often reduce the work by one set and the intensity by 10-15%.