WHAT IS IT? Marathon sets are defined by a rep target (subject to the trainee’s goals) that is meant to be achieved in as few total sets or time as possible. Typically, these will be done in a quasi-Rest-Pause fashion with less-than-full rest periods and sets taken to (or close

Though I’m not the biggest fan of traditional static stretching when it comes to actually improving the qualities that we’re concerned with (namely, safely achieving deep ROMs), there is one kind of stretching that is a cut above the rest… Loaded Stretches If the name didn’t give it away, loaded

Once we understand why managing fatigue is necessary as well as when these strategies are best implemented, the next step is to figure out how to properly integrate deloads into your specific circumstances. There is no one-size-fits-all cheat code here — the deloading strategy you use will depend heavily on