🎙️ Episode 55:

Finishing a programme and not knowing what comes next is one of the most common reasons people stop training altogether. Not because they want to, but because without a clear next step, life fills the gap very quickly.

In this episode, Chris Tiley takes the three principles from last week, progressive overload, variation and periodisation, and turns them into a practical framework you can use straight away, whatever stage you are at.

Whether you have just finished a programme, been doing the same thing for months, or feel like your progress has stalled, by the end of this episode, you will have three clear questions to ask yourself and know exactly what to do next.

This episode builds directly on the last episode. If you haven’t listened to that yet, start there first: https://nevertoooldtolift.com/podcast054

Topics covered:

• How to know whether you actually need a new programme or just need to keep going
• The honest question most people avoid asking themselves
• How to use exercise variation without losing your progress
• Why dropping the weight back down is not going backwards
• What periodisation looks like in practice and when to start thinking about it
• The three questions to ask when your programme ends or stops working