Most people think they are following a training programme.
In reality, they are just doing workouts.
A workout is something you do today.
A programme is something that develops you over time.
There is a big difference.
Workouts focus on fatigue.
Programmes focus on adaptation.
When training is just a collection of hard sessions, there is no direction.
No thread linking one week to the next.
No clear reason why something is included or removed.
That is why people feel tired but unchanged.
A proper training programme answers questions before you ever start:
• What qualities are we trying to improve in this block?
• How often should you train based on your lifestyle, not your motivation?
• What exercises stay in long enough to actually drive progress?
• How is load, volume or intensity meant to change over time?
Without those answers, training becomes reactive.
You train harder when you feel good.
You skip sessions when you feel busy.
You change exercises when something feels uncomfortable.
None of that is development.
Progress comes from repeated exposure to the right stimulus, not from constantly chasing new ones.
This is why good programmes often look simple:
• Familiar lifts
• Repeatable sessions
• Clear weekly structure
The goal is not to entertain you.
The goal is to improve you.
If everything changes every week, nothing compounds.
This is exactly how athletes train.
Blocks are planned.
Sessions have intent.
Fatigue is managed, not ignored.
And this is how I coach non athletes too.
The principles do not change.
Only the context does.
If you want your training to actually move you forward rather than just make you tired, you need more than workouts.
You need a plan that connects the dots.
If you want help building that properly, I have limited coaching spaces opening for January.
Online or in person.
Training with structure, intent and progression.
Reply to this email or book a free 30 minute consultation and we will look at whether what you are doing now is a programme or just a collection of workouts.
Blaine
BC Performance
Get Ready. Be Ready. Stay Ready.
