From: Deloading Practices in Strength and Physique Sports: A Cross-sectional Survey
 | Responses (n = 246) |
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Start a new training block | 167 (67.9%) |
Progressively make training hard again | 136 (55.3%) |
Adjust training based on how the previous block went | 123 (50.0%) |
Start a new programme | 73 (29.7%) |
‘PR’attempt | 18 (7.3%) |
Repeat the first week of the previous block | 17 (6.9%) |
Repeat the week prior to the deload | 11 (4.5%) |
Repeat the week prior to the deload but with increased volume and/or intensity | 11 (4.5%) |
No plan, just commencing hard training again | 11 (4.5%) |