Why Deload Weeks Matter (and Why CrossFit BC Programs Them)

Why Deload Weeks Matter (and Why CrossFit BC Programs Them) from CrossFit BC. Lighter weeks make you stronger. Here's what a deload is, what the research says, and why CrossFit BC builds one between every training block.

Written by:

Dai Manuel

Section:

Training

Reading time:

7 min

Topics:

deload, programming, recovery, training, strength

Published:

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Last updated:

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Why We Deload: The Lighter Week That Makes You Stronger

This article is part of the CrossFit BC journal, written by the coaching staff who run our classes in Olympic Village, Vancouver. We publish what we teach on the floor: training decisions, recovery, nutrition, and the honest tradeoffs behind them.