31/12/2025
When’s a good time for a deload week?
If you train hard and consistently, a deload week or two every 8-12 weeks is smart. It’s also a good idea if training feels heavy, motivation is low, you’re sore all the time, or your sleep and recovery are off. If everything feels harder than it should, that’s a sign.
A deload doesn’t mean doing nothing. It just means reducing stress.
How to do it:
Drop your weights to about 50- 70% OR keep the weight and halve your sets. Train with plenty left in the tank, no pushing to failure, no PBs. Add a little more rest between sets if beed be and keep cardio easy and conversational.
This is especially important for women 40+. More training isn’t always the answer, better recovery usually is.
You’ll often come back stronger, fresher and moving better the very next week.
For me, my telltale sign is aching hips at night or feeling fatigued despite a good nights sleep.
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