Paul OneidMost people in the gym try to do it all themselves. Programming. Form. Nutrition. Recovery. Injury management. Sleep. Stress. Every piece of it, owned personally, figured out from the inside. There's a cost to running it this way.
Paul OneidSoreness is one of those topics where every lifter you ask will give you a slightly different answer. Most of the advice online lands at one of two extremes: always push through, or always rest.
Paul OneidThe actual problem is upstream of effort. You never picked a number.
Paul OneidUnrealistic timelines are one of the fastest ways to derail an otherwise solid plan. We put this question: How do I know if I’m progressing fast enough? to the MAP coaching team to understand how each of them approaches it.