A person’s best recorded performance for a defined lift, distance, time or repetition target.
Why Personal best matters
Personal bests provide motivating milestones when the movement standard and conditions remain comparable.
A practical example
Completing the heaviest controlled set of five squats achieved so far.
Common mistake
Changing depth or technique and treating the result as directly comparable.
Keep the context in mind.
Training and nutrition terms describe general principles. The right exercise, intensity or food target still depends on your experience, health, goals and schedule.
Personalised coaching
Apply the principle to your own training.
A definition is useful, but your programme still needs to match your experience, schedule, recovery and goals.
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