Training journal

How to make each week harder than the last

Short, practical pieces on the three things that decide whether a plan works: overload, honest tracking and enough recovery to absorb the work.

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  Programming · 6 min read

  Progressive overload, explained without the jargon

  Progressive overload means asking your body to do slightly more over time. Here are the five levers you can pull and how FitnessGoals sequences them across a four-week block.

  14 July 2026

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  Tracking · 5 min read

  What to actually write down after a workout

  A training log only helps if it captures the right four things. Here is the minimum useful record, and what each number tells you weeks later.

  28 July 2026

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  Recovery · 5 min read

  Rest days are part of the programme, not a break from it

  Training is the stimulus; recovery is where the adaptation happens. How to plan rest, sleep and easy days so your hard sessions stay hard.

  5 August 2026