My deload week is just not lifting for 8 days. I’ll do 30 minutes on a stairmaster and 20 minutes in the sauna on 4 of those days. Eat the same and drink as much water as I can. Seems to work
this vid came at a great moment! Me being a major noob when it comes to powerlifting am approaching mi first deload week (actually in the program I am following) and was not sure about what to do. This actually helped me a lot! thanks guys!
Great video, much appreciated! Confidence is so crucial, but learrning to trust the process and not training going into a meet can be difficult. An intermediate lifter I’m coaching ran into this going into raw nationals - we ultimately hit what should have been his last warm up (that then became his opener) in the squat 5 days out against the advice of two very high level coaches. It was balance between making him feel confident at the expense of added fatigue. He did pay the price at the meet and it took some kilos off the bar on both his squat and DL that he had the strength to make. On the plus side, he recognized we made a mistake and we’ll make that adjustment going into the next meet we do. Also totally get the idea where the lifter is willing to do anything it takes, until it’s something they don’t want to do lol. Part of the confidence/mental mind f for younger lifters with less experience is confronting seriously heavy weights they’re capable of making but have never attempted before, especially when those weights end in “00”. Sort of like Neo in the Matrix when he first tried to jump across the two buildings and totally failed.
I love what Dave said at 2:20. I've come across that several times with strongman training. A week off training, on purpose or not is always an opportunity for a hell of a comeback session.
Guarantee the guys that take two weeks off and come back weak as fuck take two weeks off of the entire lifestyle, not just the gym. It's not the lack of lifting that kills their strength, it's that their diet and sleep go to complete shit when they don't need it to prepare for another day of lifting and they probably spend all their new free time getting lit.
I am on a day 6 of a deload. I've been doing some really light power cleans, backwards sled drags, reverse hypers and light bamboo bar bench. However, my knees, elbows and just everything hurts. I'm tempted to say screw it and do move on into my fives wave.
I think thats the best way to deload, at least in my experience and from what I have heard from others. The reduction in volume will reduce fatigue and mainting intensity or dropping it a small percentage will ensure you don't detrain. Assuming we are talking a deload between blocks or seeing symptoms of over training. Going into a meet will be different
Back in Dave Tate's generation of lifters I completely agree in Deload. Problem is today the younger generation trains like pussys and are more concerned with coddling their fragile nervous systems and taking gym selfies than actually training. So they don't really need a Deload.
My deload week is just not lifting for 8 days. I’ll do 30 minutes on a stairmaster and 20 minutes in the sauna on 4 of those days. Eat the same and drink as much water as I can. Seems to work
this vid came at a great moment! Me being a major noob when it comes to powerlifting am approaching mi first deload week (actually in the program I am following) and was not sure about what to do.
This actually helped me a lot! thanks guys!
Great video, much appreciated! Confidence is so crucial, but learrning to trust the process and not training going into a meet can be difficult. An intermediate lifter I’m coaching ran into this going into raw nationals - we ultimately hit what should have been his last warm up (that then became his opener) in the squat 5 days out against the advice of two very high level coaches. It was balance between making him feel confident at the expense of added fatigue. He did pay the price at the meet and it took some kilos off the bar on both his squat and DL that he had the strength to make. On the plus side, he recognized we made a mistake and we’ll make that adjustment going into the next meet we do. Also totally get the idea where the lifter is willing to do anything it takes, until it’s something they don’t want to do lol.
Part of the confidence/mental mind f for younger lifters with less experience is confronting seriously heavy weights they’re capable of making but have never attempted before, especially when those weights end in “00”. Sort of like Neo in the Matrix when he first tried to jump across the two buildings and totally failed.
I love what Dave said at 2:20. I've come across that several times with strongman training. A week off training, on purpose or not is always an opportunity for a hell of a comeback session.
Guarantee the guys that take two weeks off and come back weak as fuck take two weeks off of the entire lifestyle, not just the gym. It's not the lack of lifting that kills their strength, it's that their diet and sleep go to complete shit when they don't need it to prepare for another day of lifting and they probably spend all their new free time getting lit.
Great info. Strong and smart guys talking straight is all real men need to thrive.
LOL. Joe had some hysterical examples.
Lots of great insight and advice in this vid! Thank you both!
Matt Wenning said to try deloading by dropping the powerlifting lifts, but keep the accessory volume high. Your thoughts?
Real talk with Dave and Joe!!👏😎
I am on a day 6 of a deload. I've been doing some really light power cleans, backwards sled drags, reverse hypers and light bamboo bar bench. However, my knees, elbows and just everything hurts. I'm tempted to say screw it and do move on into my fives wave.
A REALLY important video 👍🏼
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(attempts deload week)
(returns with new PR)
(deloads during return week)
Some people only do less volume on deloads,intensity stays the same.Is that even a deload?
I think thats the best way to deload, at least in my experience and from what I have heard from others. The reduction in volume will reduce fatigue and mainting intensity or dropping it a small percentage will ensure you don't detrain. Assuming we are talking a deload between blocks or seeing symptoms of over training. Going into a meet will be different
That’s how I roll too.
Dave is your example about the taper for geared lifters? I’ve never heard of someone taking a taper nearly that big for drug free PL.
Definitely geared. Naturally youd be completely detrained.
Back in Dave Tate's generation of lifters I completely agree in Deload. Problem is today the younger generation trains like pussys and are more concerned with coddling their fragile nervous systems and taking gym selfies than actually training. So they don't really need a Deload.