If you follow a workout plan to build muscle you’ll be familiar with progressive overload, an approach in which one training variable gradually increases in difficulty with every workout. You’ll also know all about the importance of recovering properly on rest days, which is actually when muscle growth happens.
So far, so straightforward, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you just keep increasing the difficulty of your workouts forevermore. But including a deload week, when you intentionally make your regular workouts less challenging, can be beneficial for some experienced gym-goers.
