Archive - Steve On Training

Good Enough is Good Enough.

The best is the enemy of the good.

12 hrs ago • Steve Bechtel

Sharpening Is The Last Step

Don't hurry past useful training on your way to the fun stuff.

Feb 23 • Steve Bechtel

Should I Train Today?

Knowing When To Go Hard Is As Important As Knowing How Hard To Go

Feb 19 • Steve Bechtel

The Surprisingly Effective Diminishing Interval

Feb 14 • Steve Bechtel

Making The Most of The Worst Gyms

Why I use every hotel gym I can.

Feb 5 • Steve Bechtel

The Bookshelf February 2026

Scientific Principles and Methods of Strength Fitness by John Patrick O’Shea

Feb 1 • Steve Bechtel

January 2026

The Key To Endurance Is Simpler Than We Think

Jan 31 • Steve Bechtel

Actual Training

Going flat and coming back.

Jan 25 • Steve Bechtel

Hard Work, Long Hours, Low Pay

Maybe you, too, should consider becoming a coach.

Jan 19 • Steve Bechtel

Jan 15 • Steve Bechtel

Signal And Noise

In human performance, there are some things that really do work across all domains.

Jan 11 • Steve Bechtel

Zero Progress, On Purpose.

There is a trap to training programs. That trap is progress.

Jan 6 • Steve Bechtel

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