If i feel fine.....

[BOLDERNECK]

i have been doing hit for about 3 months i am making good progress[every workout i increase 1 lb or 1 rep] i was thinking about ''deloading'' but to be honest i feel fine [no pains...nothing,i even lowered my pulse from 58 to 54]should i wait till i get a little stale before switching...i mean if it aint broke dont fix it...right! what do you think?

[hodag1]

If it ain't broken, don't fix it. You might consider mixing up your routine a bit to keep your body challenged, as in trying to work some different muscle groups. However, if you are happy with the results why change unless you are just totally bored with it.

[rjhambone]

Originally Posted by BOLDERNECK

i have been doing hit for about 3 months i am making good progress[every workout i increase 1 lb or 1 rep] i was thinking about ''deloading'' but to be honest i feel fine [no pains...nothing,i even lowered my pulse from 58 to 54]should i wait till i get a little stale before switching...i mean if it aint broke dont fix it...right! what do you think?

Yeah just "tweak" it every couple weeks.

[BergMuscle]

Deloading is not about pain or pain reduction. It's active rest for muscles that have been worked hard for 4-8 weeks.
Remember that our muscles adapt to work loads, which is why we should continually increase/change something each time we work a musclegroup. Taking some kind of break from training is also essential to continual increases in size/strength. The "rule of thumb" is a rest week (or an active rest week) after 6-8 weeks of training. Different people vary that, but I know of very few who go "whole hog" for several months without giving their bodies some serious recovery time.

You may not feel that your body needs it, but I've found that I've been able to break new ground and hit new PRs after a rest week or a deload.