Variable overload in weightlifting involves significant random fluctuations in volume and exercise selection between sessions or weeks.

“variable overload which is what's used in the Soviet weightlifting system and later in Russian powerlifting and there's no progression there at all it is just based on pure appur adicity irregularity so it's like imagine muscle confusion but the smart kind and nervous system confusion where it lows Whiplash like at least 20% every time in volume from session to session or week to week and excis are changed and so on so there's no progression whatsoever”