Go slow with bursts of speed and the secret to overnight success 🐢

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💡 Go slow with bursts of speed.

When it comes to training programmes they typical fall into one of two categories: “Slow & Steady” and “Peaking”.

The one your probably most familiar with is your “Peaking” programmes. These are like your fitness turbo boosts. They often involve more rigid workouts, stricter dietary changes, all with a very clear objective and set timeframe. Think 12-weeks to Marathon , 6-week pre-wedding blitz and 30-day challenges.

But remember, you're often prioritising speed of results over long-term sustainability. And the more aggressive training programmes, while they get results faster, can also lead to injury and burnout if pushed too hard for too long. These types of programmes can work but shouldn't be your only training speed.

The “Slow & Steady” programmes on the other hand are all about slow growth. It's about making gradual and sustainable progress. The goal is simple: steady improvement for long-term gains. This means starting with manageable workouts and slow increasing the challenge, making small tweaks to your nutrition, and prioritising consistency and enjoyment over intensity.

These types of programmes are typically more flexible and can work around busy times —the downside is in the name; progress is going to be slower.

Which speed you go at is up to you but I've found it best to spend most of my time with “Slow & Steady” programmes and every now and then, crank things up a notch with a “peaking” style programme.

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🤔 Quote to Ponder

“It takes 20 years to make an overnight success" - Eddie Cantor

Getting out of shape doesn't happen in the blink of an eye. It’s not about overindulging in just one meal or skipping one gym session; it’s a gentle build-up of choices and actions over months, maybe even years.

The same holds true for getting in shape. It's not just about one healthy meal or a single workout. It requires the same gradual buildup, the same magical compounding effect, over those same months and, yes, years.

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Thanks,

Jamie