What is the difference between overload and progressive overload?

Answer 1

If you are taliking about in a training programme,

say you have a six week training programme...

overload: making each training session subsequently harder by increasing intensity or duration

progression: making the programme harder from the beginning to the end

Answer 2

The difference between overload and progressive overload is that, progressive overload helps you prgress and the other one doesnt have the word 'progressive' in front of it.