Tough Cookie Talks

Should You Take Time Off From Working Out? Thoughts From a Deload Week That Lasted Longer Than Planned. . .

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I took almost 2 weeks off from lifting by choice. At least that was the plan. I was feeling better and ready to go. I was even gonna record a podcast episode about it. But then life got life-y and I was forced to take more time off. First I re-injured my shoulder/pec moving boxes. Then I got sick. And then I fell down the stairs. Then I got sick again. It's just a season of beginning again and again and again over here and that's ok. I'm sharing this not because I want a pity party, but because I've seen a lot of my clients going through the shame shit and I want to normalize it.

On this episode we walk about:

  • What a deload is and what the different kinds are.
  • Why rest isn't always the answer to healing.
  • The value of habit stacking and why I felt like I didn't have time to work out even though I actually had more free time than ever.
  • The fact that movement makes me happy.
  • Letting go of productivity expectations when you're trying to relax.
  • Why I didn't just up and quit my current program even though I wasn't participating 100%.
  • How I didn't lose all my fitness.
  • The joy of realizing that for the first time ever I wasn't freaking out or worried about potential weight gain while taking time off.
  • Why it's ok to NOT always be crushing it in the gym.
  • So many other good things!

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