Since my lean gains phase began I have changed my training style immensely.
The primary principles of my training goals is progressive overload however not at the expense of form or tempo.
Each of my exercises has a specific way to be performed and a unique tempo. Here are my criteria for progressional overload:
- Tempo is more controlled - note I do not change the actual seconds of the tempo I just notice whether I have more control over the tempo
- Reps increase
- Weight increases
- Rest time decreases
The point of this post is to motivate you to keep pushing, just because you may not progress in weight every session there are more aspects to progressional overload to utilise. Train hard, but also train smart.