posted Sun, 08/10/2025 - 09:11
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I always see people talking about doing a deload week or 2 weeks. Maybe even taking a week off every few months and being stronger when they start back up. I definitely understand letting yourself heal, but it is so hard to go to the gym and not just bang out big weights lol. What's your guys view on this. I train 6 days a week and take off God's day.... Because the daycare is closed at the gym. Definitely not comfortable taking a week off, even if hitting cardio everyday. Would feel useless.
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You don’t necessarily need a deload, atleast not on any set schedule. This is highly individual. Some people need a week every 3 months. Others every 6. Some never. Or a vacation or something becomes their couple breaks each year. You’ll know if you need one. If you continue to progress each week in the gym you don’t need a deload or rest week. But if for a couple weeks straight the same weights are getting heavier, you’re going backwards etc, then your CNS is burned out and you need a rest.
Every once in a while, maybe twice a year I need one. I don’t do a deload, I take a week off from lifting. I keep eating, rest alot and continue with my morning cardio and that’s it. Come back feeling better and stronger.
Ranger3252I take around 6-8 weeks of vacations a year. Most places we go have gyms that I get a five day pass in the US. The ones we go to overseas do not. Usually 3-4 overseas vacations a year. That’s how I take a week off at a time. If there is no gym there is no temptation to go. But, I feel refreshed and reset every time I take a week off.
itszoot89I think it’s important especially when doing 5-6 days a week for months on end. For me it prevents burnout nd gives my cns some time to chill and restart. I do it randomly but you have to listen to your body. Sometimes 5 days off and sometimes half the weight and volume.
How often do you do it?
itszoot89Maybe once every three to four months - sometimes more often depending on how my body feels