I’m always harping on progression because that is ultimately what all of fitness is about. Challenge your body in some way and it comes back better the next time. But what that means is that you must continually challenge yourself in a progressive manner to go from where you are …
How I Keep a Workout Log
The basics of a workout journal is to simply write out your workout on a given day. You fill out the details, all the exercises you do, the sets, the reps, the time, everything involved that you choose to keep track of. • Exercise• Weight or Variation• Sets/Reps/Time These are …
Progression Keys – Intensity, Volume, Density, Quality, RPE
I’m going to be doing a series on progression in training. Why? Because this is the most important aspect, the principle, that you must understand in order to get results. And, sadly, most people do NOT really understand progression. I haven’t talked about progression all that much since writing The …
Principles of Progression Part 1
I often mention the principles of progression and the fact that if you understand these principles making progress in any exercise is, at the very least, simple to understand. However, just recently when I was asked about these I realize that I didn’t have them posted anywhere online. (The best …
Progressive Slides vs. Jumps
If you want to become stronger (more enduring, flexible, skilled, etc.) it comes down to progression. If you understand the principles of progression then you can achieve just about any physical thing. It’s just a matter of putting in the work over time. People often ask, how do you tear …