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Competitive training could come with several approaches and ideas – some hits and others misses. With the onset of social media and multiple fitness influencers telling consumers the best way to get gains, the options pile up to overwhelming levels. Therefore, Arnold Schwarzenegger is on a mission to debunk certain overrated techniques and approaches to filter out the noise.
In his recent newsletter edition, he addressed the subject of deloading for better performance and if it was effective in doing so. The act consisted of taking strategically extended breaks during an active workout plan with the hopes of getting improved results.
The idea behind the planned time off from workouts was to put the body in a “resensitized” state. This step might trigger muscle growth, according to popular theories.
However, highlighting a study on the effects of a traditional one-week deload, he debunked this theory. The practice was overrated since it didn’t really attract any positive effects or increase one’s muscle mass. In a nine-week program, researchers tested two groups of people where one took no extended breaks while the other did.