Let’s Talk Programming and Progression

Coach Doc is back with a solo episode where we delve into the basics of exercise prescription and the importance of the FITT principle (frequency, intensity, time, and type of exercise) in program design. We also introduce the 3Ps (Preference, Personal Goals, and Past Experience) as crucial factors in exercise programming and evidence-driven decision-making. These fundamentals set the foundation for a discussion on what actually matters more than reps and sets. Program adherence is the most important consideration for performance – are you doing the work as prescribed? Are you cherrying picking your workouts? Are you going too heavy too often? This matters in exercise programming and progression. We chat about training metrics and athlete monitoring. So if you find yourself so focused on the exercise selection, weight selection, training frequency, etc., that you can’t see the forest for the trees – this episode is just for you!

THE GRITTY DETAILS

• Science-supported decision-making refers to an approach to exercise programming based on sound scientific best practices but also acknowledges that the athlete is the expert in their own body. 
• Establishing a plan for evaluation before the programming begins helps to increase objectivity. Choosing training metrics that will help decide if a program is working is important to maintain focus. 
• Patience is the key to success with any exercise program. Progression of a program should largely be based on athlete response – not simply a desire to progress it. This may lead to overtraining by increasing volume and/or intensity too quickly. 

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