Ceiling

Name the point where more stops helping and starts hurting, then forbid crossing it. Unlike a floor (a minimum you protect) or a budget (a total you spend down), this caps intensity, dose, risk, or exposure. Watch that the cap does not become a target people drive up to.

Name the point where more stops helping and starts hurting, then forbid crossing it. Unlike a floor (a minimum you protect) or a budget (a total you spend down), this caps intensity, dose, risk, or exposure. Watch that the cap does not become a target people drive up to.

Example

In the marathon plan, the ceiling is Achilles pain at three out of 10. Hit four, you stop that run, no negotiating. A second ceiling: at most two hard sessions a week while the tendon is still the limiting factor.