Everyone wants the shortcut. They chase new exercises, new gadgets,...
Fred Duncan@Fred__Duncan
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Aug 24, 2025
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Everyone wants the shortcut. They chase new exercises, new gadgets, new hacks. But adaptation doesn’t care about novelty…it cares about repeated stress applied with purpose.
You’ve really only got three ways forward
Push the load (intensity, volume, frequency)
Improve the
You’ve really only got three ways forward
Push the load (intensity, volume, frequency)
Improve the
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skill, better mechanics turn the same task into a bigger stimulus
Only then, introduce something new
The mistake most athletes make? They skip 1 and 2, jump right to #3, and wonder why nothing sticks. Mastery beats novelty every time.
This is what real programming is,
Only then, introduce something new
The mistake most athletes make? They skip 1 and 2, jump right to #3, and wonder why nothing sticks. Mastery beats novelty every time.
This is what real programming is,
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understanding how adaptation actually works and knowing when to push and when to change.
If you want the full breakdown of how to apply this to sprint training, from managing volume, to structuring progressions, it’s all inside Speed Kills.
If you want the full breakdown of how to apply this to sprint training, from managing volume, to structuring progressions, it’s all inside Speed Kills.