Many lifters know what recovery means, but they don’t truly grasp the severity of the relationship between fatigue and muscle growth. Recovery can be defined as a restoration of physiological systems to baseline before further overloading a muscle again. Muscle growth occurs during recovery! If you are not recovering between workouts, don’t expect to make significant gains in muscle growth or strength
· Deloads are essential for reducing fatigue, enhancing recovery, and allowing for super-compensation.
Many lifters mask their fatigue by taking large amounts of caffeine and other pre-workout stimulants. It’s well documented that pre-workout stimulants can increase performance by enhancing mood and vigor, increasing repetitions to fatigue, and increasing total workout volume.[1] The big issue is that excessive pre-workouts can mask symptoms of overtraining and chronic fatigue. In my experience, I have seen lifters needing 2–3 scoops of a pre-workout before workouts to mask fatigue.
Solid info. I find that caffeine pills are way more cost-effective than pre-workout.
Honestly, most supplements are just expensive urine if your diet isn’t on point.
Liquid aminos are my go-to during long, heavy leg sessions.
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