We are taking a deload this week. Prob needed.
From coach, maybe interesting;
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Originally Posted by Coach
TRAINING
*Training for this week is all set so let me know if you have any questions.
We are taking our first deload this week by reducing volume by about half as well as a small reduction in RPE for most sets. I left the top sets in place to help maintain some exposure to high(er) intensities.
*The goal of the deload is to allow residual fatigue to dissipate while maintaining "fitness" (the adaptations we have made in this training cycle). Conceptually, performance is our adaptations minus the fatigue that is masking them to a degree. By deloading, the goal then is to recover and increase performance heading into the next block to accommodate continued overload.
*Being that the goal of this week is to reduce fatigue, sleep is a huge part of that. Adequate sleep is not only necessary to optimize the magnitude of adaptations but also our ability to express those adaptations through proper fatigue management. Good sleep alone will often do more for reducing residual fatigue than reductions in training volume alone.
*I suspect strength will be at it's highest at the end of this week assuming sleep and nutrition are adequate. Small steps forward each block, but those wins really add up across multiple blocks of training. If performance is trending up across multiple sets then that's the best proxy we have for muscle gain on a block to block basis. Seem to be in good spot there!
I'm a bit fluffy atm but will continue to eat maintenance to +100/200 for the next couple month. Will diet during turkey season as thats a pretty natural fit because of lots of hiking. Though I'm not planning on going quite as psycho with it this year.
And that is a fairly good picture.
Its true, the realities of natty training are indeed sobering. Esp when you start your career at 30. The thing that distorted my view what how incredible my first year was.
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Originally Posted by TooCuriousso1
12/18/17
This is basically my 1year anniversary for lifting. Been an awesome year and I'm stoked with how it's finished. 495 DL, 405 SQ, 240 BN, for 1140lbs.
Yes y1 is a special time and I knew this, but they really flattened out quickly. This was why I had such lofty 2018 goals in the thread and loco laughed. I am slightly bummed I never got to chase some higher SQ/DL #s because of the back injury.
y2 was a true dumpster fire with health and stress.
y3 was a good year with some modest upper body gains.
Last edited by TooCuriousso1; 01-02-2020 at 02:11 PM.