One of the biggest misconceptions in training is that hard equals...
Fred Duncan@Fred__Duncan
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Feb 18, 2026
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One of the biggest misconceptions in training is that hard equals effective.
It doesn’t.
Someone with zero experience could create a workout that leaves you exhausted in minutes. Push a prowler until you collapse. Run until you throw up. Making someone tired is easy.
A lot
It doesn’t.
Someone with zero experience could create a workout that leaves you exhausted in minutes. Push a prowler until you collapse. Run until you throw up. Making someone tired is easy.
A lot
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of the training you see online is something throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks.
That’s not coaching. The job is not to create fatigue or haphazardly combine a bunch of useless drills. The job is to create adaptation.
Training is stress management. Apply the
That’s not coaching. The job is not to create fatigue or haphazardly combine a bunch of useless drills. The job is to create adaptation.
Training is stress management. Apply the
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right stress, at the right time, in the right amount, and the body adapts. Apply the inappropriate stress, or too much of it, and progress stalls or reverses.
The exercises themselves are not special. Everyone knows what sprints, squats, and jumps are.
What matters is how
The exercises themselves are not special. Everyone knows what sprints, squats, and jumps are.
What matters is how
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they’re sequenced. When to push, when to hold, when to progress.
This is the difference between random workouts and structured training.
Anyone can make you tired. Not everyone can make you better.
If you want to understand how I structure speed development from start to
This is the difference between random workouts and structured training.
Anyone can make you tired. Not everyone can make you better.
If you want to understand how I structure speed development from start to
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finish, my Project Speed Bundle and Speed Kills break down exactly how to sequence sprinting, strength training, and plyometrics to produce real, measurable progress.
If you want individualized guidance, I also offer custom remote programming and consults where I audit and
If you want individualized guidance, I also offer custom remote programming and consults where I audit and
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