GZCL Method by Cody Lefever

Author:Cody Lefever
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2013-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

4 Reloading

If de-loading is removing work in the gym, reloading is adding supportive non-work outside the gym. This is simply eating and sleeping enough. I say simply because it is easy to remember. Unfortunately it is also easy to forget. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our lives that we gradually start sleeping a little less, or we skip a meal here or there. Combine that missed hour from Friday and Saturday night, poor eating on each of those days, a missed lunch on Wednesday at work; and by the time your next squat session rolls around on the following Friday, you are feeling like Mike Tyson’s sparring partner. That’s how people forget to reload, and then start worrying that they are in need of a de-load, or that they have a case of the dreaded “overtraining.”

So before you start planning your next de-load, think about how you can first increase the amount that you are reloading. I have strict bedtimes that I adhere to 95% of the time. My wife knows that when I’m getting ready for bed, that’s it. I’m going the fuck to sleep. There is no stopping me. Unless I’m cutting down for a meet there is never a moment in the day where I think, “damn I’m hungry as hell.” Does that mean I’m constantly stuffing my face? No. It means I have food around so that when I feel slightly hungry I can snack on something or drink a protein shake.

Remember to reload before you de-load. Your time outside the gym dwarfs your training time (assuming you train 10 hours per week, that’s only 6% of your total week). Maximize that time before worrying about how to change the time spent in the gym.

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