When exercising: dropping weight to improve form isn’t regressing.
When dieting: eating more calories to improve nutrition isn’t regressing.
When learning: slowing reading speed to improve comprehension isn’t regressing.
In a world that’s hyper focused on vanity metrics (e.g. 1RMs, calorie counting, reading x books / year)—doing something in the opposite direction might feel like backsliding.
When in reality, it’s being hyper focused on vanity metrics that’s causing us to backslide.
Don’t get it twisted.