Why Doing More Often Makes Result...
Why Doing More Often Makes Results Worse
The Fundamentals of Fitness by Alison Berrisford
S1 · E30
Feb 9, 2026
28:50
Episode notes

When progress slows, the instinct is often to do more; more sessions, more intensity, more rules, more effort.

But for many people, that’s the point where results actually start to get worse.

In this episode, Alison explains why piling on more training or tightening everything up can stall progress, increase fatigue, and make fitness feel harder than it needs to be. You’ll learn how recovery, capacity, and total stress determine results, and why athletes don’t respond to slow progress by simply doing more.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re working harder for less return, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening, and how to move forward without burning yourself out.

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Keywords
Fitness
Recovery
fitness plateau
overtraining
doing more exercise
why training more doesnt work
recovery and capacity in training
training load
stalled progress
recovery vs intensity