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Sep 2023
56 m

Deloads & Training Age Dependent Proximi...

Aaron Straker | Bryan Boorstein
About this episode
In today’s episode we provide some advice and actionable takeaways derived from recent (and an applicable older) research regarding planned deloads. Then we dive into a recent infographic from Chris Beardsley and his plausible theory on why relative training intensity needs to increase as your training age increases. Links to resources discussed in this epi ... Show More
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