Performance Literacy Education Manual

If you have ever been consistent with training, doing the right things, and still thought
“this isn’t working”
this manual is for you.

Getting Over the Hurdle is a psychology first Performance Literacy education manual designed to explain the most misunderstood phase of change.

The point where effort is high.
Results are quiet.
And quitting starts to feel logical.

This is not a motivation piece.
It is not a training program.
And it does not tell you to push harder.

It explains what is happening so you do not misread the process and pull the pin when you are actually on track.

What This Manual Helps You Understand

This manual walks you through:

• Why doing the right things feels mentally exhausting early on
• Why effort increases across your whole life, not just in the gym
• Why the scale and visible results lag behind consistency
• Why this phase feels unsustainable even when it is not
• Why changing the plan or starting over usually makes things worse
• What allows this phase to pass safely and naturally

The goal is simple.
Help you stay engaged long enough for things to get easier.

Why This Phase Causes So Many People to Quit

Most people do not quit because they are lazy or undisciplined.

They quit because:

• Motivation has worn off
• Habits have not fully formed
• Mental bandwidth is stretched
• Life feels harder, not better
• Results have not shown up yet

Without understanding this phase, discomfort gets misinterpreted as failure.

This manual exists to prevent that mistake.

Who This Manual Is For

This manual is ideal if:

• You have been consistent for weeks and feel stuck
• Effort feels high and returns feel low
• You have quit before at this exact stage
• You want to understand why this keeps happening
• You want clarity, not another plan

Whether you are in this phase now or want to be prepared next time, this manual gives you the context most people never receive.

What This Manual Is and Is Not

This manual is:

• Education only
• Psychology first
• Designed to reduce misinterpretation and panic
• Built to complement any training program

This manual is not:

• A workout program
• A nutrition plan
• A motivation or discipline guide
• A push through it message

It does not tell you what to do.
It helps you understand what is happening so you stop doing the wrong things at the wrong time.

How This Fits Inside MHR Performance Literacy

Getting Over the Hurdle is part of the MHR Performance Literacy system.

It is designed to help you interpret training, effort, and progress correctly, especially during the most fragile phase of change.

It works alongside:

• Breaking the Start Stop Cycle
• Real Life Load Management

Together, these resources help you train with clarity instead of confusion, and consistency instead of guilt.

Delivery

• Digital PDF education manual
• Instant access after purchase
• Designed to be read during the hardest phase of change
• Can be revisited whenever this phase appears again

Why This Matters

Most people do not fail because they cannot train.

They fail because they do not understand the process well enough to stay calm inside the hardest part.

This manual exists to give you that understanding.

👉 Download the Getting Over the Hurdle Performance Literacy manual.