You’re Training Hard, But Are You Progressing?: Why Doing Everything Might Be Slowing You Down

Are you training nearly every day—strength, cardio, HIIT—and still not seeing the results you want? In this episode of Beast Over Burden, strength coaches Niki Sims and Andrew Jackson tackle a common question: Are you progressing, or just working hard?

They break down the sneaky signs of overtraining, the truth about cardio intensity, and how recovery—not more effort—is often the bottleneck to strength, muscle, and long-term health.

💡 Key Takeaways

• Training hard ≠ guaranteed progress
  
  

• Doing too much can stall strength and muscle gains
  
  

• Most “HIIT” is just moderate cardio—know the difference
  
  

• Fat loss requires recovery-conscious training, not chaos
  
  

• Are you progressing? Ask yourself… or your recovery markers
  
  

• Consistency and adaptation > complexity and overexertion

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: Are you progressing, or just doing more?
01:45 – Meet the lifter who’s doing everything
04:00 – Why “HIIT” isn’t what most people think it is
07:25 – Recovery capacity vs. training volume
10:40 – Red flags that your recovery is compromised
14:15 – How to lose fat without losing muscle
18:10 – When doing less helps you gain more
22:00 – Wrap-up: Train smarter, recover harder

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