The deload roundtable with Eric Helms, Mike Israetel & Menno Henselmans

For ReviveStronger’s 100th video podcast, they wanted to do something special, so they invited Eric Helms, Mike Israetel and yours truly to a roundtable about deloads. What is deloading, why should you do it and how you should you go about it?

02:38 Eric defines what a Deload is

05:00 Menno talks about how he implements deloads with his clients and himself

12:16 Mike shares his thoughts on deloads

21:29 Eric responds to Mike & Menno’s view and approach to deload

27:16 Menno shares his thoughts on Eric’s & Mike’s response and defends his standpoint and brings up connective tissue damage

33:48 Mike comments on an autoregulative and undulating approach to deloading

38:55 Menno responds to Mike’s criticism of reactive deloads

42:09 Eric talks about how to take care of nutrition during deloads

48:47 Mike gives his thoughts on how to optimally take care of nutrition

55:04 Menno talks about how he structures nutrition during deloads