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Articles researched and written in-house by the DeloadHQ team, drawing directly on published, peer-reviewed research in strength training, endurance, nutrition, recovery, and sports science. As Insights grows, individual verified coaches, scientists, and clinicians will begin publishing under their own bylines.
Articles by DeloadHQ
CoachingSports Science
Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio: A Practical Guide for Coaches
ACWR became one of the most widely adopted load-monitoring tools in sport on the promise that spikes in training load predict injury. The underlying research is more contested than the popular "sweet spot" charts suggest — here's how to use it without over-trusting it.
DeloadHQJuly 26, 20262 min read
Sports ScienceInjury Prevention
Return-to-Play After Injury: Why Time Alone Isn't a Good Enough Criterion
"Six weeks in a boot" tells you almost nothing about whether tissue can actually handle sport again. International consensus guidelines now recommend criteria-based return-to-play decisions instead — here's what that looks like in practice.
DeloadHQJuly 25, 20262 min read
Recovery
Sleep Is Your Most Underused Recovery Tool
Foam rollers, ice baths, and compression gear all get more attention than sleep, despite sleep having a larger and better-supported effect on recovery and performance. Here's what the research on sleep and athletic performance actually shows.
DeloadHQJuly 23, 20262 min read
Nutrition
How Much Protein Do You Really Need? What the Evidence Shows
Protein needs for resistance-trained individuals are well studied, and the evidence points to a clear, unglamorous range — well short of the amounts often marketed by supplement brands. Here's what a landmark meta-analysis actually found.
DeloadHQJuly 21, 20262 min read
RunningEndurance
Running Economy: Why Your Easy Runs Matter More Than Your Hard Ones
Running economy — how much energy you spend at a given pace — improves mainly through consistent aerobic volume, not through the interval sessions most runners fixate on. Here's the physiology behind why easy running is the unglamorous foundation of every good running program.
DeloadHQJuly 18, 20262 min read
HypertrophyProgramming
How Much Training Volume Do You Actually Need for Hypertrophy?
More sets generally means more muscle growth, up to a point of diminishing returns that depends heavily on recovery capacity. Here's what the volume research actually shows, and how to find your own ceiling instead of chasing someone else's.
DeloadHQJuly 13, 20262 min read
StrengthProgramming
Progressive Overload: The Only Training Principle That Actually Matters
Progressive overload reliably predicts long-term strength and muscle gains better than any single exercise choice or "optimal" rep range. Here's what it actually means in practice, and four ways to apply it when adding weight to the bar stops working.
DeloadHQJuly 6, 20262 min read