The principle of progressive overload

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Everyone knows exercise is good for us, and increases mental and
physical health and longevity...but how much is too much?

Well, that depends!

Every single person is going to be different, and needs to make
adjustments to their own training, nutrition and lifestyle, to
get the most out of the time, energy and effort they are putting
in.

Everyone has hit a heavy legs session that has crippled them for
days, and it hurts to walk up stairs or sit on the
toilet...that's a sure sign that you've done too
much. 
If we train way beyond our capabilities, we spend all of our
energy trying to repair and recover the systems that were damaged
through training.

Everyone also knows that person that goes to the gym, and does
the same workout, week in week out, month in month out, over the
course of a year, and doesn't look any different.
If we don't train slightly beyond our capabilities, we spend a
lot of time, energy and effort in going to the gym, but don't
yield the results we want.

This is where progressive overload comes into play. Doing just
enough (but not too much) at the gym to elicit the response that
you desire is critical to making gainz. Put simply, this means
that as the body adapts to what you do, you make your workouts
slightly more challenging. Rinse and repeat. 

Most people just look at lifting heavier (guys I'm looking at
you) or moving through the same workout faster, or getting more
done in the same amount of time (girls I'm looking at you).
And whilst these techniques can have some benefit, these tools
become stale very quickly, and if you don't have any other tools
in the toolbox, this leads to long plateaus, and plenty of
frustration.

In today's episode, I speak about the many tools of progressive
overload I have in my toolbox, that can consistently add up to
improved performance and efficiency over long periods of time,
when used correctly.

In next weeks "5 Minute Fitness Tips" episode, I will be giving
some specific examples on progressive overload. 


Shaun Kober is a Mindset & Performance Specialist, with a
unique skillset forged in the trenches, through the various
stages of life.

"I shouldn’t be in the position I am right now."


The odds were stacked against me:


Poor family on welfare, eldest of 6 kids, parents didn’t work,
abusive step-dad, no electricity or running water for a 6 years
period of my life


Caught up with the wrong crowd, stealing, drugs, skipping
school


At 14 years old, I sat on a bus for 3 days with $50 in my
pocket, to travel to the next State over West, to begin a new
life in the workforce - 2000

14 - 20: I grew up and learned how to become a man through work
and rugby
20 - 26: I lived, trained and fought as a professional soldier,
at a high level
26 - 32: I became a personal trainer, after failing in my pursuit
to become a firefighter
32 - 38: I worked with, and won world titles with some of the
best athletes on the planet, as their strength and conditioning
coach
38+: The next evolution begins

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