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What are your fitness wins this week? (lemmy.world)
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@[email protected] got their first pullup. What about you?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Nice! By "off" do you mean not lifting or reducing the load?

I've learned many lessons where I told my coach I don't need a deload only to discover a week later how awful I feel and very much do need a deload.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I did full body routine every day with 5-6 exercises with 2 sets each, using less load. I don’t go to failure (I do in normal routine).

Recognising you need a deload is a skill you have to learn by experience. I am happy that I can judge it quite easily. My joints were getting sore and my back was sore most of the week. I could have gotten more PRs this week but I knew it was not worth it.