Fitness
Deload Week Functional Fitness
Deload week functional fitness lowers barbell, metcon, and gymnastics load forty to sixty percent—maintaining skills while joints and the nervous system recover.
Deload week functional fitness cuts barbell load, metcon intensity, and gymnastics volume roughly forty to sixty percent for five to seven days while keeping movement patterns alive. Swap heavy thrusters for technique work, cap kipping reps, and skip benchmark retests.
Sleep and walking rise; RX ego pauses. Schedule every four to eight hard weeks or when multiple readiness flags dip together.
Common questions
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Should you still do metcons on a deload?
Yes—shorter, lighter, and slower. Remove leaderboard pressure and high-skill volume; focus on quality movement and leaving sessions feeling better than you arrived.
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