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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 episode:
https://sportrxiv.org/index.php/server/preprint/view/302/604
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23053130/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxFZOWJN4J2/

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