Progressive overload in self-coached training can be achieved through means beyond just increasing weight, such as more sets, reps, or reduced rest times.

“one of them is this concept of progressive overload and um I think that that is one of the hardest things to really do when you're training yourself as most of us are right most of us you know we're just kind of Weekend Warriors and we're we're sort of Our Own coaches and it is very easy to get kind of comfortable um but but there in lies the challenge of being able to progressively overload which doesn't always mean weight it can mean sets it can mean reps it can mean reduction in rest time there's so many ways that one can progressively overload”