Hard Training is Key, But Remember This

Coaching Lab Christian Thibaudeau Coaching
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Periods of either two weeks off from the gym or 4-5 weeks at a reduce workload (1/3 of your average level) is the best weapon that you have for long-term gains.

And NO, you won’t lose muscle.

You might also want to take that time to work on other things like mobility, power, agility, or conditioning.

More info here as this relates to training volume:

Video from my Instagram.

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#2

I think this takes many of us way too long to learn and “grok”, and the people that need to hear it the most probably won’t listen to it haha. I know I didn’t when I could and should have