De-loading phase???

mbt9000 · 08-20-2008, 10:17 AM

what is it i honestly have no idea and ive been hearing people saying ''oh you need to deload every now and then'' what is it is it when you do high rep training and deload the weight?

help me out, put it in simple terms please

**robbyybt** · 08-20-2008, 10:51 AM

http://www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/f...-question.html This should help

**ibanezman88** · 08-20-2008, 02:36 PM

still don't get what deloading is.

so when you lift 70% of what you normally lift, do you train to failiure or are you just doing more reps?

i honestly don't see the point.

train every bodypart ONCE per week exept for ONLY ONE other bodypart that you feel like training twice but you don't have to.

take a 1 week break every 6 months, know when to stop, don't train for 3 hours a day, eat right, sleep well, and i don't see a problem with overtraining.

also, make up your damn mind on whether you wanna bulk or cut and stick with one or the other and finish it.

**robbyybt** · 08-20-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ibanezman88

still don't get what deloading is.

so when you lift 70% of what you normally lift, do you train to failiure or are you just doing more reps?

i honestly don't see the point.

train every bodypart ONCE per week exept for ONLY ONE other bodypart that you feel like training twice but you don't have to.

take a 1 week break every 6 months, know when to stop, don't train for 3 hours a day, eat right, sleep well, and i don't see a problem with overtraining.

also, make up your damn mind on whether you wanna bulk or cut and stick with one or the other and finish it.

No your not suppose to work till failure, just do the same sets and reps that you were previously doing but at about 60-70% of you narmal routine. You can use the same kind of technique when you get injuries like use 50% for a week, then 65% for a week until you back doinf 100% of your narmal routine.

The idea behind this is if your training hard you will overtrain and if you plan for this then you add in a de-loading phase so that your giving your muscles and more importantly your cns a chance to recover. Most modern programmes provided by strength and conditioning coaches use this method to great effect aswell because if you know its going to happen and adjust to it, it will stop you losing motivation and possibly strength later on. If you plan for it you will probably just take a week at less volume or frequency however if you dont you may end up taking 3-4 weeks off with no training at all.

**rIPPDUP** · 08-20-2008, 04:12 PM

pretty sure i train balls out every time im in the gym. i dont' do this 60% bull**** what the hell is that?

**ibanezman88** · 08-20-2008, 06:41 PM

^^^
i don't either

if i have an injury that prevents me from working out balls to the wall, it makes no sense to just toy with weights.

i'd just take that week off and eat like i'm still training and just do cardio.

but seriously, i train balls to the wall all year 'round. i just vary the intensity that's all.

niallofthenine · 08-20-2008, 08:15 PM

yup same as that i really put out every time i go to the gym, every visit takes a minimum of 2 hours for me! including changing and showering

Mart001 · 08-21-2008, 06:40 AM

If I work up my weight every week like e.g. 80%, 85% 90% 95% I'd then drop back down to my 85%-90% and start again, for me thats a de-loading phase, two steps forward then one step back, I cant keep going linear.

Citam · 08-25-2008, 01:18 PM

Im with Team Balls Out on this one. My weights stay the same or go up each week.

Sets and reps change depending on what my focus is each week. Gotta keep things diffrent and fresh but I dont see going lighter.