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In the beginning of any fitness program using progressive overload, gains in fitness are significant for a beginner. Gradually, though, as we begin to reach our maximum potential capacity in that domain, fitness gains reduce in relation to the amount of progressive overload. This is a natural plateau. To offset this, intermediate and advanced athletes begin to plan their training into a more organized schedule of fluctuating cycles and periods, hence the term periodization. This allows progress to keep happening, even if in smaller increments.