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Your hotel gym has no heavier dumbbells.

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That does not make the next session pointless.

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Progress can include more controlled repetitions with the

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same weight. Start by making today's sets comparable

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with last time.

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Record the exercise, weight, repetitions, rest and effort.

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Ten repetitions with a shorter movement or more

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swinging are not the same task as ten

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controlled repetitions. Keep technique consistent before

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calling a change progress.

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Here is an example, not a prescribed programme.

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Last time: ten, ten and nine repetitions.

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Next time: ten, ten and ten, with the

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same setup. That is one additional repetition you

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can actually identify.

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Once repetitions become easy, review the next option:

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an appropriate extra set, a suitable exercise variation

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or better equipment.

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Do not add all three together.

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A different variation needs its own starting point

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in your log.

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Cutting every rest period may make the session

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feel harder while reducing the work you can

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perform. More breathlessness is not proof of more

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muscle stimulus. Pain or worsening technique calls for

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adjustment, not another challenge.

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For your next session, choose one familiar exercise

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and write down a repeatable baseline.

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Progress within your ability and recovery.

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The full guide includes a simple decision table

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for when the available weights stop being enough.