Body · Training
You don't need to destroy yourself to make progress
The short version
Progress comes from training you can recover from and repeat. Wrecking yourself every session usually just makes you sore and inconsistent.
Hard is fine. Pointlessly hard isn't a strategy.
The full version
Fatigue isn't the goal
Being exhausted after a session doesn't mean it worked. The useful part is the stimulus — challenging sets with good technique — not how flattened you feel.
Repeatable beats heroic
A good session you can repeat next week beats a brutal one that leaves you skipping the next three.
What actually matters
- 01Train hard enough, not as hard as possible
- 02Soreness isn't a progress score
- 03Repeatable training wins
- 04Leave a bit in the tank most days
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