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Why won't my weights go up?! Training plateaus and 6 ways to beat them
When you first started weightlifting you were smashing records all the time and you were smiling and celebrating almost daily because...
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Taper week… The hardest part of a training cycle
The taper week (AKA back off week). This is the week that your coach programmes weights and sets that you can do with your eyes closed…...