I don’t restart training every time life gets in the way.

I’ve seen what happens when people do that. Momentum disappears, pressure builds, and training slowly turns into something that feels hard to come back to.

Most situations don’t actually need a reset.
They need judgement.

Life rarely falls apart in one hit. It usually shows up as less sleep, more stress, tighter time windows, or a few missed sessions. When that happens, scrapping everything and starting again usually makes things worse, not better.

That’s why I adjust on the fly.

If a week is messy, I train a little less.
If recovery is down, I pull intensity back.
If time is tight, I shorten sessions instead of skipping them altogether.

The plan doesn’t disappear.
The effort just changes.

That approach keeps training moving forward instead of constantly stopping and resetting. It removes the feeling that one imperfect week has ruined everything.

Starting over feeds the all or nothing mindset.
Adjusting keeps momentum alive.

Progress isn’t usually lost because things aren’t perfect. It’s lost because people stop completely while waiting for the “right” time to begin again.

I’d rather keep training slightly imperfectly than protect an ideal plan that only works when life is calm.

Adjusting on the fly also builds confidence. You stop seeing disruptions as failures and start treating them as part of the process.

The goal isn’t to protect a plan.
The goal is to protect consistency.

That’s why I adjust on the fly instead of starting over.

This is the thinking behind how all MHR training systems are built.