Off-Season Training: Why and How You Should Detrain on Purpose

Topics Covered In This Episode:

• What detraining is and why you need it
• What happens when you lighten your training load
• How to detrain correctly
• Absolute vs. Relative Chronic Training Load (CTL)
• Physical and psychological consequences of lowering CTL
• Coach AP's Recipe for Detraining
• How much CTL should be lost during detraining phase?

Host
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 13 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.

Show Links

•  Detraining chapter from Bosquet & Mujika 
• Article/Podcast: What Is Chronic Training Load (CTL) And How To Use It To Improve Performance
  
  

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