I mentioned in the last post that this week is my deload week.  It couldn’t have come at a better time.  The last couple of weeks my training has lacked the fire it usually it has.  My body has felt tired, recovery seemed to be taking a little longer, and mentally I just didn’t feel like training.  If this has happened or is happening to you, you might need a week to deload.

A deload week is vital to your training.  It gives your body and mind some time to recover while still getting some hard work in.  Your deload week can be anything you want.  This week, I’ve focused on conditioning and circuit training.  But, you can get outside and hike, mountain bike, hit up a playground workout, or do some kettlebell or sandbag circuits.

The main thing is to do something you like and to push yourself without going all out.  After all, this is a time to recover.

Since the weather has stayed so nice here for the last week or so I got outside this morning and played with some of my toys and had a great deload training session.

What are some of your favorite ways to deload?