The Mindset Shift That Helps You Push Through Plateaus

We love progress. We love those moments when everything feels like it's clicking: our strength is building, our movement feels fluid, our confidence is growing. It's intoxicating.

But inevitably, at some point, the momentum slows. Progress stalls. We find ourselves stuck in the frustrating in-between where we're working just as hard—sometimes harder—but the results aren't showing up in the ways we expect.

Welcome to the plateau.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing "everything right" but not moving forward, you’re not broken. You’re not failing. You’re standing on the edge of the next breakthrough. And often, the key to moving through that stuckness isn’t about pushing harder—it's about shifting your mindset.

Today, I want to talk about the mental reframing that has helped me and many of my clients move through plateaus with more ease, trust, and even gratitude.

Why Plateaus Happen (And Why They're Not a Problem)

First, let's normalize it: plateaus are a natural, essential part of growth.

Biologically, your body loves efficiency. When you first introduce a new challenge—whether it's a new movement practice, a new strength routine, or even a new breathwork exercise—your nervous system and muscles have to adapt. That adaptation requires a lot of energy.

But once your body figures it out? It locks in those patterns to conserve effort.

In other words: the fact that you're plateauing means you’ve gotten stronger, smarter, more efficient. Your body has mastered a certain level. That’s a good thing.

The problem comes when we interpret that leveling-off as a sign that "something’s wrong."

It's not wrong. It's information.

And it's an invitation.

The Default Mindset: Push Harder, Blame Yourself

In traditional fitness culture, plateaus are often treated like a moral failure.

You're not working hard enough. You're not disciplined enough. You're not "doing it right."

That narrative breeds frustration, guilt, and eventually—burnout.

But what if the answer isn't to double down on force? What if the plateau is a message from your body asking for something different—something wiser?

In my experience, true breakthroughs come not from bulldozing through the wall, but from changing the relationship you have with the wall itself.

The Mindset Shift: Curiosity Over Judgment

Instead of seeing a plateau as a problem to fix, what if you treated it as a conversation to listen to?

Curiosity asks:

• What am I learning about myself here?
  
  
• What skills or capacities are ready to deepen?
  
  
• Where can I bring more nuance, more presence, more intention?
  
  

Judgment says:

• I'm failing.
  
  
• I need to punish myself.
  
  
• I'm not good enough.
  
  

The energy of curiosity opens possibilities. It invites exploration, patience, and creativity.

The energy of judgment contracts, shames, and often leads to abandoning the very practices that were laying the foundation for future growth.

The truth is, every major leap forward in movement (and life) usually comes after a season of stillness, repetition, or slow burn. It's in those moments that our bodies and nervous systems are integrating—building unseen foundations for future expression.

Practical Ways to Apply This Mindset

Shifting your mindset is powerful—but it also helps to have tangible practices to support the shift.

Here are a few approaches I often share:

1. Reframe Progress

Instead of focusing only on external markers (more reps, heavier weights, deeper stretches), start celebrating internal markers:

• More breath awareness
  
  
• More stability in transitions
  
  
• More ease in maintaining form
  
  
• More consistency in showing up
  
  

These "invisible" gains are often what unlock visible breakthroughs later.

2. Zoom Out

Progress isn't linear. Growth looks more like a spiral than a straight line. There are periods of rapid gain, periods of consolidation, and periods of refinement.

If you feel stuck, zoom out: How far have you already come? Where were you six months ago? A year ago?

Give yourself credit for the whole journey, not just the most recent step.

3. Invite Play and Experimentation

When plateaued, many people get rigid: "I have to stick to this plan perfectly."

But sometimes, what the body and mind need most is a little play.

Explore new movement variations. Try different tempos. Focus on sensation rather than outcome. Give your nervous system a reason to "wake up" again.

Variation can re-spark adaptation—without punishment or force.

4. Prioritize Recovery

Sometimes plateaus happen because your body is asking for more recovery, not more stress.

Sleep, breathwork, gentle mobility, hydration, and nervous system regulation can all be just as "productive" as another hard session.

Honor the balance between effort and restoration.

5. Trust the Deep Work

Plateaus often coincide with deep neural adaptations—changes that aren't visible immediately but set the stage for sustainable, injury-resistant progress later.

Just because you can't "see" the change yet doesn't mean it's not happening.

Stay with it.

Trust the process.

Moving Through Plateaus with B The Method

One of the reasons I designed B The Method the way I did is because I believe that sustainable, integrated strength comes from layers of deep work, not from chasing surface-level milestones.

Our approach is intentionally progressive:

• Building core connection before adding complexity
  
  
• Focusing on quality over quantity
  
  
• Prioritizing breath and alignment before speed or load
  
  

This means that sometimes, it will feel like you're repeating foundational work longer than your impatient brain might like.

But those repetitions aren't wasted.

They're weaving stability into your fascia. They're deepening neuromuscular coordination. They're creating a platform for future freedom—in your movement, and in your life.

So if you find yourself hitting a plateau inside the Method, know that it's not a sign to give up. It's a sign you're laying down roots for something stronger, more resilient, and more enduring than you can yet imagine.

Final Thoughts

Growth isn't always glamorous. Sometimes it looks like standing still. Sometimes it looks like feeling lost. Sometimes it looks like doing the same simple thing over and over again until your body—quietly, beautifully—says "I'm ready."

Plateaus aren't punishments. They're invitations to deepen, listen, recalibrate, and expand.

When you meet them with curiosity instead of judgment, patience instead of panic, trust instead of fear—you unlock a kind of transformation that no shortcut could ever deliver.

Keep showing up. Keep breathing. Keep believing that just because you can't see the growth yet, doesn't mean it's not happening.

It is.

I'll meet you at the edge of your next breakthrough.

With love,

Lia