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2026-07-24 03:59 UTC

On the other hand, maybe I'm just over extended, and I need to do some more intentional recovery. So, I think I'm going to do a deload period, which is a thing I just read about. If you're like me from yesterday, that's not a term you're familiar with. But, it's basically an active rest. You keep lifting, but at a level that's low enough not to cause any additional strain, and just let your body consolidate growth and restock energy reserves. Hopefully after week of that I'll be back on the gainz train 🤞

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@jenniferplusplus@hachyderm.io 2026-07-24 04:40

I came across this notion after googling other women power lifters, you know, for inspiration After doing that, I decided that there likely is no level of jacked i could be that's too much, at least as far as my quads and glutes go. So obviously i was looking up more targeted hypertrophy routines, which led to an off hand remark about doing a deload week. A bit of ddg later, and I have a bit of a checklist: not making strength gains anymore, low appetite, not feeling fully recovered by the next session, and sleeping poorly. I'm like, shit, that's 4 for 4 So there we go. Saved by the mere sight of jacked women, sort of

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