A deload week is exactly what it sounds like. It's a week to deload, relax, unwind, and give your body that extra little recovery it needs so ...DeloadWeeks:EverythingYouNeedtoKnowonHowtoDeloadWrittenBy:JoshEnglandJune1st,2017Updated:June13th,2020Categories:ArticlesRecovery227.2KReadsSharetoPrintPrintSharetoFacebookFacebookSharetoEmailAppEmailAppSharetoWhatsAppWhatsAppSharetoPinterestPinterestSharetoTwitterTwitterSharetoMessengerMessengerWhatisadeload?Howdoyoudeload?Whenshouldyoudeload?Readthisarticletolearntheanswerstoallofthosedeloadingquestionsandmuchmore!Ifyou’relikemostpeople,youprobablyspendalotoftimefocusingonwhatyouaredoinginsideofthegym.Yousmashyourworkoutsdayinanddayoutforweeksonend(maybeevenmonths!).Then,allofasudden,youhitaplateau.Nomatterhowhardyoutry,youjustcan’tbreakthroughthisone.Yougive110%eachandeverysession,buttonoavail.You’vemadeeveryminortweaktoyourworkoutprogramthatyoucanandyournutrition,sleep,andsupplementationareallonpoint.Still,afterafewmoreweeks,youhaven’tseenthepositivechangesyouwerehopingforandnowyou’rementallydrained.Whatistherelefttodo?WhatifItoldyouoneofthebiggestrecoverytoolsthatcouldhelpyoublastthroughthoseplateaus,wasinfacttotakeaweekandactuallyspendLESStimeinthegym?It’strue.I’mtalkingaboutdeloadweeksandifyou’vespentthelast30secondsnoddingyourheadtothescenarioabove,they’reexactlywhatyouneedtobreakthroughyourmostrecentplateau.WhatisaDeloadweek?Adeloadweekisexactlywhatitsoundslike.It’saweektodeload,relax,unwind,andgiveyourbodythatextralittlerecoveryitneedssoyoucanre-boardthe“gaintrain”oncetheweekisup.Theyareplannedbreaks,oralesseningofyourtotaltrainingvolumeforaone-weekperiod.Related: 3SimpleRecoveryMethodstoTrainHarderThanEverBeforeWhenplannedappropriatelyandexecutedtomeetyourindividualfitnessgoals,theycanhelpyourechargebothyourmindandyourbody.Alotgoesintoplanningthesedeloadweeksandthetypeof/howyoudeloadwillbedependentonwhatexactlyyouaretryingtoaccomplishwithyourworkouts.HowDoYouDeload?Generallyspeaking,threedifferentformsofdeloading