Coaching practices for Double Progression Method

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• I get going on something with a lot of steps and then stall out partway because the next move is fuzzy, and every time I sit down I have to figure out where I even was before I can do anything.
• Standing at the very start of something big from total zero is what kills me
• I never know when it’s actually safe to put more weight on the bar
• The gap between where I am and where I want to be feels like one giant impossible leap, so I freeze and never start
• For a while I could add a little weight every single session and it felt amazing, but lately that exact same approach has dried up

Practices that may help

1. Structure multi-step choices to prevent dropping out mid-process
   Breaking a complex action into sequenced steps with visible progress increases completion.
   Choice Architecture, Made Practical
2. Give yourself an artificial head start
   Starting with some progress already completed — even fictionally — increases follow-through.
   The Goal Gradient Effect: Why Getting Closer Makes You Faster
3. Use double progression: increase reps, then increase weight
   Train within a rep range (e.g., 8–12); when you hit the top of the range on all sets, add weight.
   Progressive Overload
4. Build a progressive difficulty ladder
   Map the skill you want into a sequence of steps from just-manageable to genuinely challenging, then climb it one rung at a time.
   Mastery Experiences
5. Choose linear progression for beginners; switch to wave loading as you advance
   Beginners can add load every session; intermediate and advanced athletes need weekly or monthly undulation to continue progressing.
   Progressive Overload
6. Run the loop until it is smooth
   Repeat explain–diagnose–relearn until you can explain the whole thing without snags.
   The Feynman Technique, Step by Step
7. Fade gradually from full examples toward independent problem-solving
   Transition from full examples to partial completions to independent problems as competence grows, rather than switching abruptly.
   The Worked Examples Effect: Learn Faster by Studying Solutions First
8. Progress the workout without extending the time
   Increase difficulty by harder exercise variations, more reps per interval, and reduced rest — not by adding minutes.
   The 7-Minute Workout, Made Practical
9. Act on exactly one change before cycling again
   Carry one specific modification into the next cycle — not a wholesale overhaul.
   Plan–Do–Study–Act: Deming’s Loop for Personal Improvement
10. Target GTG at one specific goal movement
    GTG works through accumulated neurological specificity — spreading it across too many movements dilutes the signal.
    Greasing the Groove, Made Practical

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