2025 Wrap Up: How to Train Smarter in the New Year

As the year wraps up, it’s tempting to overhaul everything — training, nutrition, goals, routines. In this short end-of-year episode, Andrew explains why that approach usually backfires. Progress doesn’t come from drastic changes or emotional overload. It comes from small, intentional improvements executed consistently. The athletes who improve year after year aren’t doing more — they’re doing the basics better.

Andrew breaks down the difference between progressive overload and drastic overload, and why confusing the two leads to soreness, tightness, inconsistency, and stalled progress. He shares three non-negotiables to carry into the new year: moving better before adding more, training with clear intent and gradual progression, and paying attention to recovery signals instead of ignoring them. These principles apply whether you’re lifting, running, or simply trying to stay healthy and resilient.

This episode is a reset — not a reinvention. If you want the new year to look different from the last, focus less on changing everything and more on executing a few key habits with precision and consistency. Small improvements, repeated over time, are what actually move the needle.