You’ve been crushing your health and fitness goals recently: Eating protein at every meal, getting seven to nine hours of sleep, and hitting the heavy weights at the gym. But in the past few days, you’re feeling sluggish. Why can’t I lift as heavy as usual? I’m doing everything right. Well, there’s actually a chance you’re doing too much—and that’s where a deload week comes in. A deload week is “a period of time where you reduce the volume in your workout,” says Almoni Ellis, CPT, a NASM-certified personal trainer. You either take a break from the gym completely, lighten...