I prioritise long term performance over short term gains.

I’ve seen what happens when training is built around quick wins. People push hard, chase fast results, and try to force progress in a short window. Sometimes it works for a bit.

Then something gives.

Injuries start creeping in. Motivation drops. Life gets busy. And the results they worked so hard for disappear just as quickly as they showed up.

Short term gains look good on the surface. They feel productive. They give you something to point at.

But if they come at the cost of consistency, they are expensive.

What I’ve learned over time is that the biggest difference between people who make progress long term and people who don’t has very little to do with effort. It comes down to how well they manage load and how long they can keep training without burning themselves out.

That’s why I don’t train like every session needs to be a breakthrough.

Some weeks are about pushing.
Some weeks are about holding steady.
Some weeks are about simply keeping the routine intact.

All of them matter.

Long term performance is built quietly. It’s built through repetition, patience, and decisions that support tomorrow instead of stealing from it.

I’m not interested in winning one week and paying for it over the next six.

I’d rather train in a way that lets me keep showing up year after year, adjusting as life changes, without constantly rebuilding from scratch.

Prioritising long term performance means managing load instead of chasing exhaustion. It means respecting recovery. It means knowing when to push and when to hold back.

That approach might look slower on the surface.
In reality, it’s the only one that keeps moving forward.

Short term gains come and go.
Long term performance compounds.

That’s why I prioritise long term performance over short term gains.

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