Table 4 When deloading is implemented
From: Deloading Practices in Strength and Physique Sports: A Cross-sectional Survey
Responses (n = 246) | |
|---|---|
“When do you deload?” | |
Pre-planned | 116 (47.2%) |
Both Pre-planned and Reactively (autoregulation) | 97 (39.4%) |
Reactively (autoregulation) only | 33 (13.4%) |
“When do you use deloads?” | |
When it says so on the programme | 161 (65.4%) |
When feeling beat up (muscle soreness, joint aches, or pain) | 154 (62.6%) |
When performance stalls or decreases | 113 (54.1%) |
When previous injuries start acting up | 77 (31.3%) |
When dealing with high levels of external stress (e.g., work, family, relationships, etc.) | 75 (30.5%) |
When I’m on vacation, out of town etc. | 60 (24.4%) |
When I don’t feel like training | 36 (14.6%) |
Other | 2 (0.8%) |