Progression is non-linear

If you started your fitness journey and had a 60kg 1RM squat, and added 1kg to your squat every week, after training for 5 years you would have a 320kg squat. Awesome right? Not quite.

Unfortunately, in the gym, and in life, progression is non-linear. Along the way there are injuries, life events (both positive and negative) and drops in motivation, all contributing to the rollercoaster of life.

This global pandemic (July at time of writing) is another example of an event that may be affecting your progress (in whatever it is you are striving towards). The key takeaway here is don’t be disheartened. Keep on keeping on. Stay the course and know that as long as you are trending in the right direction, fluctuations are to be expected, and even better, embraced.

If you feel as though it’s been too long trending in the wrong direction, sit down with those around you and start asking the hard questions. Make small changes that can be implemented daily so that you can keep progressing in the right (non-linear) direction.