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Tag: De-Load Week

Planning for Recovery in Your Fitness Routine: The De-Load Week

March 1, 2020
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Push Ups

The typical narrative around achieving a health or fitness goal goes something like this… “Be prepared to bust your ass!” “You’re gonna live in the gym.” “It’s gonna take blood, sweat, tears, and suffering until you reach your goal!” It’s not often you walk into a gym and see the following motivational sayings. And by […]

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Posted in Training Tagged De-Load Week, Hydration, Mental Fatigue, Muscular Fatigue, Nutrition, Program Design, Programming, Recovery, Rest Week, Training Volume

My 2019 Cut, Weeks 6-7: This is Where it Gets Difficult

March 24, 2019
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Week 7 Weight Chart

Hi, everyone! It’s been two weeks since I last touched base with an update on my current cut, and a lot has happened since then. My wife and I traveled to Boston for a weekend, my birthday came and went, and a mixture of progress and struggles took place. It’s been a whirlwind, but now […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged Body Transformation, Cutting, De-Load Week, Diet Plan, FITNESS, MACROS, Nutrition, Strength Training, Training, Weight Loss Plan

My 2019 Cut, Week 5: It’s Time to Make A Change

March 10, 2019
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Week 5 Weight Trend

After five straight weeks of dieting and training hard, it’s time to change things up. More specifically, Week 6 will be a de-load week. What’s a de-load week? I’m actually shocked to see I’ve never written an article on this, but it’s essentially a programmed week where you scale back volume and/or intensity in order […]

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Posted in My Training Log Tagged 2019 Cut, CUT DIET, De-Load Week, Nutrition, Recovery, Rest, Sleep, Training, Weight Loss

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