Variety is the enemy of progress. In this highly tactical episode of the Fit Parent Podcast, we’re diving into the critical difference between variety and consistency in strength training, laying out why trying a different routine every week is derailing your progress.

I challenge the assumption that you need infinite exercises, because in fact, effective strength training is actually boring and revolves around mastering the same boring, basic core movements.

The real variety isn't in what you do, but how you do it through different loading, tempos, rep schemes, and subtle variations on the "parent exercises."

These are the most important takeaways from this episode:

• The only 25 exercises you need to get lean, strong, and prevent injury

• The importance of mastering the same small handful of fundamental exercises and not constantly chasing new ones.

• What the five movement patterns are: upper push, upper pull, squat, hinge, and core/carry.

• How to build a perfect workout based on a quality "parent" exercise from each of the five key movement categories.

• The importance of embracing "boring" and mastering the basics.

You are probably making strength training way too complicated, and it’s stopping you from reaching your goals! If you’ve been jumping from workout to workout, hoping to find the "magic key," listen to learn how to simplify your fitness, ensure long-term progress, and create the freedom to live the interesting life you actually want.

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