While there are many many reasons people fail to progress, there is one common reason that trumps all the others.
Can you guess what it is?
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Specificity.
Yep. People are not specific enough with not only their training, nutrition or attitude but also their goal. Often the goals themselves will be vague and while it’s not an entire recipe for failure, it’s not far off.
The principle of *specificity is the base of the the pyramid, without it it’s like trying to bowl with the curtains down – you might succeed but you have no real idea what your doing, what results you’re getting or what’s going on.
*Check out ‘The Scientific Principles of Strength Training’ by JTS for more info on this. https://store.jtsstrength.com/products/scientific-principles-of-strength-training
When you have specificity in your goal your training will become more focused, your nutrition will become more focused and so will your attitude/adherence. Take some time to look at your goal and ask yourself if it is specific or general. If it’s the latter it’s time to write out some new goals, the use of SMART can be good for these.
Specific, Measurable, Agreed, Realistic, Time Bound. Answer each point in detail and you’ll be on your way to making more progress than before, but if this is not your strong point then hire a coach.
Enjoy,
Ross