09/10/2023
To push, or not to push (and how much)? It can be tricky knowing when and how much to accelerate your training in order to achieve the most growth. Our muscles, bones, and even aerobic efficiency best progress from micro-tears and the overload principle (simply put, pushing your body past its various thresholds by a percentage). Everyone's starting point - and their body's stress tolerance/recovery time - is different, but as a general rule you can "safely" increase your weekly volume, frequency, and intensity by 5-15%. If you're current program is taxing your body fairly hard, there isn't necessarily a reason to progress, so with that 5-15% in mind, listen to your body and let it experience the growth it needs in the moment (building any aspect of fitness, while they all vary, takes time). Of course, a lot more goes into progressing one's training, but hopefully this gives you a bit of insight into a "safe" range to increase your workouts. And if you have any questions, feel free to ask! 😊
