How to Adjust Workouts When You're Short on Time

Life doesn't always respect your perfectly planned training week. If you're a woman over 40 following a strength training program, you might be juggling sleep swings, work crunches, hormonal shifts, caretaking, and everything in between. This episode breaks down how to keep your momentum without falling into the all-or-nothing trap so you still get a damn good training stimulus on busy days. Steph explains a simple framework for structured flexibility – keeping the big-picture plan while adapting the day's session. You'll learn three practical ways to modify workouts using RPE / RIR, so you can train smarter, protect progress, and stay consistent in midlife. What you'll learn in this episode: Why "all or nothing" thinking keeps sabotaging your strength progress after 40 The simple shift that lets you keep momentum even when life gets chaotic Three creative ways to make workouts shorter without losing results How to know if you're still training hard enough on those scaled-back days The mindset reframe that makes consistency possible long-term Enjoyed this episode and want more? If you want a lifting program that tells you exactly what to do, try 7 days of Strong with Steph here >> Share this episode with a friend looking to improve their strength training knowledge.

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How to Adjust Workouts When You're Short on Time is an episode from Harder to Kill Radio – Forging Unbreakable Humans by Steph Gaudreau.

This episode is 27:07 long.

This episode was published on Oct 7, 2025.

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