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What is Deload?
A planned lighter week of training to allow recovery and prevent overtraining.
In context
Deload is a key concept in training. A planned lighter week of training to allow recovery and prevent overtraining. Knowing what it means — and how it connects to the rest of your training — turns it from jargon into something you can actually use in the gym.
Nishaana is built around ideas like this: it tracks the numbers behind them automatically, so the theory shows up as real progress in your logbook rather than staying abstract.
Related training terms
Common questions.
What does deload mean?
A planned lighter week of training to allow recovery and prevent overtraining.
What category does deload belong to?
Deload is a term from training in strength and fitness training. Browse more training terms in the Nishaana glossary.
Why does deload matter for training?
Understanding deload helps you train and program more deliberately — it is one of the ideas that separates guessing from a real, repeatable system.
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