Which refusal skill is tim forgetting to use in this situation?

The person who utilize the progression principle will keep adding the difficulty of the exercise that he's doing, while the person who does not, will only stay stagnant.  the person that utilize progression principle, will get a stronger endurance because now his body is conditioned to do harsher routines.{the answer was already on verified)

Yes, this is very true. specifically causing damage in the  dentrite.