progressive overload
B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
The principle of gradually increasing the demands placed on the body so that strength or endurance continues to improve.
We applied progressive overload by adding a kilogram to the ankle weight each fortnight as she tolerated it.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
Get words like progressive overload on your lock screen, a few a day, with review that makes them stick.
Download on the App Store Lexfall puts a new word on your home and lock screen through widgets, so you learn without opening an app. Free to download. After a free trial, a subscription unlocks every field. Built for iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.
On a computer?Scan with your iPhone camera.