Progressive overload simply means that you must force your muscles to work harder each time. That means you can't use same weight every workout, regardless of how many sets or reps you do. The best way to do this is by attempting to increase resistance / weight used and, or increase number of repetitions performed at each workout.

Intensity is also very important. You must force your body to increase its strength. For example, if you typically do 3 sets of 10 reps on leg press at 115 pounds, and your legs are capable of doing 16 reps, why is your body going to make any improvements? Your body will only add muscle if you force it to work at a higher level than it is used to. The most effective way to overload your muscles is to perform one or two sets per exercise, and continue each set to muscular failure. That means continuing each set until no more repetitions are possible. Challenge yourself!

Once you have overloaded target muscle group you must then allow for proper recovery and over compensation. This means you must rest long enough to allow for recovery of targeted muscle group, nervous system, refill glycogen stores (Energy stored within your muscles), and also allow enough time for muscles to make improvements or increases. This process takes time. Generally, it takes between 2-7 days to recover from a strength workout! The harder you work longer it takes your body to repair. Don't short-circuit your progress by strength training too often! Basic Guidelines for Successful Strength Training · Strength train no more than three times per week!

· Perform 1-2 sets per exercise!

· Choose 1-2 exercises for small muscle groups and 2-3 for large muscle groups. (ex. 2-3 exercises for legs, back, chest, and 1-2 for arms, shoulders, etc.)

· Choose no more than 8-10 exercises and work hard on them! . Always keep a record of all workouts! . Take each set to failure or fatigue!

· Perform each exercise SLOWL V! Force muscle to do work -- NOT momentum!

· As soon as you see a slow down in progress it's time to make a change to your program!

God Is Real and Recovery is of God.

Genesis 1:29 and 30

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon face of all earth, and every tree, in which is fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

And to every beast of earth, and to every fowl of air, and to every living thing that creepeth upon earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat; and it was so.

John Eddie"JJ"Jones SVP PacificRimDGroup sharing about his family.

My late Mother Mrs. Louella Tidwell Jones lived another 33 years from 1967 until June 29, 2000 after her diagnosis with Type 2 Diabetes, without ever having to take a shot of insulin or take any other type of medication.