>take a week off >my lifts feel much easier to do

>>42761561
>recover
>rehydrate
>glycogen stores up
I wonder

>>42761573
pretty much this

>>42761561
better question is why do you normally lift while you still need time to recover? trying to reduce gains?

>>42761622
Hurricane Harvey made lifting a no-go for me

>>42761561
regeneration is important

>>42761573
>>42761606
>>42761794
Sounds like its a smart thing to do every now and then. How often should I take 1 week breaks?

>>42761821
It's called a "deload"
Once every few months

>>42761821
Every few months

>>42761835
>>42761835
Unless you're Eric "Never gives up weightlifting guy" Bugenhagen

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>>42761573
>implying half this board even knows what glycogen is