Table 10 Deloading enjoyment
From: Deloading Practices in Strength and Physique Sports: A Cross-sectional Survey
Responses (n = 246) | |
|---|---|
“Do you enjoy deloads?” | |
Neutral | 106 (43.1%) |
Yes | 97 (39.4%) |
No | 39 (15.9%) |
Other | 4 (1.6%) |
“What do you enjoy about deloading?” | |
Increased recovery | 67 (27.2%) |
Less psychological burden | 62 (25.2%) |
Easier training sessions | 56 (22.8%) |
More time available for other activities | 52 (21.1%) |
Decrease in soreness | 43 (17.5%) |
More energy | 43 (17.5%) |
Improved injury management | 32 (13.0%) |
What do you not enjoy about deloading? | |
Not training hard | 31 (12.6%) |
Less time spent training | 16 (6.5%) |
Losing ‘touch’ with the main lifts | 10 (4.1%) |
Lack of ‘pump’ | 9 (3.7%) |
Lack of soreness | 4 (1.6%) |
Disrupted lifestyle/schedule | 4 (1.6%) |
Looking worse | 3 (1.2%) |