15/10/2026
Been extremely quiet on here in recent months, for no other reason than I have 0 desire to post on socials if I don't think it's of value oh and that my account is locked for most of the day đŸ˜….
However, we are still here and Movements are progressing slowly and pain free which is fu***ng splendid.
But on the subject of progression, one thing I've been coming across recently is peoples reluctance to progress or misunderstanding on how to progress.
If you're happy where you are and you just want to maintain your current state, then fine. Keep doing what you're doing. But for the rest of us, progress requires an adaptation to happen
This doesn't necessarily need to happen every week but over time we need to be doing a little bit more than previous weeks.
This could be in the form of adding a couple of extra reps or a couple of kg to the bar. Progression is also being more controlled and better ex*****on. It could be being able to add pauses into your reps, or things just generally feeling easier.
Whatever it looks like, nothing moves if nothing moves. You actually have to try and your sets should be difficult. If rep 10 moves the same as rep 1 and you call it a set then you probably need to reevaluate what hard training looks like.
There obviously caveats to this. Returning from injury or pain management. I currently don't push my leg work as close to failure as I probably should, due to some niggles. Progress this way will probably be much slower, but for me it's more sustainable and keeps me training.
So next time you step into the gym, actually ask yourself, are you progressing or are you just maintaining?
