Making changes to your programme must happen from time to time, many successful athletes go on 12 weeks blocks of training, and then this is part of a 12 month plan when training changes every 12 weeks.
This is because they are usually competing in a certain athletic event, that allows them to peak for that event gradually, and afterwards they will taper their training to recover from all that effort.
The changes that you should make should be a lot simpler unless you compete in regular events of course.
For example, if you are sticking to the same programme week in week out, for the whole 12 months, then obviously you need to change because your progress may be stuck in low gear! You are probably bored, you go through the motions and exercise is something you probably “just do from time to time”, rather than something you enjoy and excel at.
I try to break it down to 4 week intervals when assessing an individual’s training through regular measurements. When you assess someone so regularly, you quickly get to know them very well. If they put on body fat over 4 weeks, then there is a significant problem straight away. Things need to change usually across the board and quickly. This arrests a potential longer term decline, and sorts the situation there and then.
This is a big reason why we measure every 4 weeks, and don’t let it drag on fearing bad news. Most people do well every measurement, but when you go the wrong way in terms of waist size and body fat, then its time to fix it right now and set your programme and dietary plan accordingly!
This is why we have stepped up the email support too. Constantly reminding individuals what is expected of them, and most importantly what they expect of THEMSELVES, is vital to make sure that RESULTS are the top priority, and going through the motions is totally unacceptable!!
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