Most new exercisers think training consistently is a sure-shot path to more gains. This idea is generally fueled by newbie gains, where a lifter makes exponential progress in the initial weeks.

However, the road to pro-level gains isn’t always linear.

As a personal trainer with almost two decades in the trenches, I can attest that most athletes hit a plateau within 12-24 weeks of starting training. No matter how hard they try (more reps, heavier weights, new routines), they are stuck in a rut. Frustration creeps in, pushing these folks to quit training before they reach their objectives.

Honestly, I am no different and was dealing with the same issue. This is when I decided to try the much-proclaimed eccentric overload protocol, and the results I got in just four weeks have turned me in

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