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Health & Fitness Master Series
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Lesson Overview

2.36 – Strength Plateaus as Biological Feedback: A strength plateau is not failure, it is information. Plateaus show that the body has adapted to the current stimulus. This means something needs to change, not everything. The limit could be recovery, nutrition, volume, or nervous system fatigue. Adding more weight blindly often makes the plateau worse. Sometimes reducing volume helps strength rebound. Other times improving sleep or calories unlocks progress. Plateaus also teach patience and problem-solving skills. Tracking trends instead of single workouts helps reveal patterns. Small adjustments often work better than big changes. Understanding plateaus removes emotional reactions to stalled lifts. This lesson teaches lifters how to listen to their body instead of fighting it. Plateaus become stepping stones instead of stopping points.

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