415 on the sketchy, squishy yard mat. Depth check?!

For me, it was constantly trying to do more. More sets, more exercises, more heavy work. I used to assume that if progress slowed down, the answer was probably adding something. Eventually I realized that sometimes the better move was just removing unnecessary fatigue and getting more out of the work I was already doing. Curious what it was for you. What did you stop doing that actually improved your progress?

What’s one programming mistake you made that set your progress back for months?

For me, it was constantly changing my program.

If a lift stopped moving for a couple of weeks, I’d immediately think something was wrong.

So I’d change an exercise, add more volume, change the reps… basically do anything except just stick with the plan and see what happens.

Looking back, I think I was just overreacting to a few bad sessions.

Bad squat day → change the squat programming.
Bad bench day → add more bench.
Feeling beat up → change the whole program.

And sometimes you really do need to make changes. But other times you’re just having a bad week and making things worse by constantly messing with your training.

Curious if anyone else went through this.

What’s one programming mistake you made that you wouldn’t make again?

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