It absolutely applies to lifting and progressive overload. A measure of progressive overload can be applied to amount of time spend lifting, also knows as time-under-tension, it can also apply inversely with shortened rest periods. Whether or not these methods align with your fitness goals, is a separate issue.
Effort, or what the fitness industry calls Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE), is another lever to pull with progressive overload, and is necessary in programming for all experience levels. Beginners start their programs using minimal weights, slowly increasing the weight each week as their skill improves and through that process their strength and muscles grow.
A more advanced lifter, will need a higher minimum effective dose due to what is needed to trigger adaptation, will manipulate RPE throughout their programming to manage fatigue accrued throughout the program.
A great personal trainer is someone that will help their clients find their own personal mimimum dose of training that aligns with their fitness goals.
Effort, or what the fitness industry calls Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE), is another lever to pull with progressive overload, and is necessary in programming for all experience levels. Beginners start their programs using minimal weights, slowly increasing the weight each week as their skill improves and through that process their strength and muscles grow.
A more advanced lifter, will need a higher minimum effective dose due to what is needed to trigger adaptation, will manipulate RPE throughout their programming to manage fatigue accrued throughout the program.
A great personal trainer is someone that will help their clients find their own personal mimimum dose of training that aligns with their fitness goals.