Best Boxing Classes in Montreal, QC

If your sleep is not optimal today, should you workout today? 💤 My general rule with clients is that if they haven’t slept 8 hours, or at the very least had quality sleep the night before their workout then it’s probably a good idea to do a de-load. A de-load is a reduction in the number sets that are normally to be completed in order to complete the workout in less time. For example; in this case he was supposed to do 4 sets. His de-load workout could be anything less than that, 1, 2, or even 3 sets. The goal of a de-load is to avoid excessive stress on the body when the body is already stressed from sleep deprivation or another stress factor. Remember that recovery is the key to getting results. Recovery will be affected by sleep, stress, nutrition, and supplementation can also play an important role. Tracking every set of every workout is super important to have an idea if you’re actually improving performance at every workout. In fact, if you’re not lifting more weight, or doing more reps than your last workout then you probably haven’t recovered fully. Lifting more weight can be as little as ½ lb, and more reps can be as little as 1 rep. It all depends on the client and the weights lifted. If there’s no improvement then a de-load should be done to prevent an accumulation of excess fatigue and stress on the body which can lead to an increased risk of injury and a decreased progression in fat loss and muscle gains. Click the button to watch the video!