Load and fatigue
What a recovery week is
A recovery week reduces load to absorb the previous work. It is not losing fitness: it is letting the body adapt.
Recommended steps
- Respect the recovery week if the plan includes it.
- Do not fill it with hard sessions because you feel good one day.
- Use it to sleep and recover.
- Observe whether you come back with better sensations.
- If you are very tired, you may need more adjustment.
- Sustainable progression needs easier weeks.