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Weight lifters & break

BonyCastro
BonyCastro Posts: 110 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I have been training non stop for the last 7 months. I'm considering taking a few days off. How often do you take a break and for how long?

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  • ew_david
    ew_david Posts: 3,473 Member
    Didn't you hurt your back and are on a break anyway?
  • BonyCastro
    BonyCastro Posts: 110 Member
    Yes I hurt my back but the doctor said I can still work my upper body so no I'm not on a break.
  • jim180155
    jim180155 Posts: 769 Member
    You’re talking about a deload week. It’s a good idea, and there are different ways to approach it. Here’s an article on it:

    muscleforlife.com/deload-week/

    I had been taking a deload week after ten weeks of lifting, then read that someone my age (61) should probably be taking a break every six weeks. So that was my new plan. But then my shoulder started acting up and I was forced to take a week off early. That happened a couple times. Now I’ve been off for the last two weeks. My shoulder is still a little sore at times, so I’m still not lifting. But I’m dying to get back into it.
  • hill8570
    hill8570 Posts: 1,466 Member
    Break or just deload? I generally take a break when we go on vacation somewhere where there is no convenient gym, or if I get sick. I deload about every 12 weeks.
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