Anne Truong MD and a co-host explain progressive overload, the gym principle of gradually increasing weight, as a framework for building intimacy. They map it to a bench press example (135 to 145 pounds) and show how it applies to relationships: start with cuddling, then add kissing the next time.
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Describe to me the progressive sets and how you can kind of carry that over to the bedroom.
Okay, so what you're referring to is probably one of the most foundational principles in the gym called progressive overload, where you have to be taxing your muscles more each and every workout. So one day you go and you're doing your bench press. You're doing 135 pounds. Okay, well, next time you go to the gym, let's try 145. Let's try to put 10, 10 more pounds on there. And over time, you get better and better and better. Well, same thing within the bedroom. What I would do is k. Carl, let's start off with just a really nice cuddle session today. Okay, so we did a cuddle session last time. Awesome. Check that off. Now, what about the next time? Okay, well, can we add a little bit of a makeout session for this one? Yeah, we can. Just teeny tiny. Okay, we'll do that.