Understanding Workout Intensity and Recovery in Strength Training

• Understanding what programming entails. (1:38)

• Intensity is the easiest metric to accelerate results, but also the quickest way to overtrain. (2:24)

• The misconception that people know what they are capable of doing. (5:06)

• The magic in how you manipulate intensity. (5:48)

• Six Factors to Focus on to Safely Increase Your Summer Workouts Intensity.

• #1 - Increasing intensity judiciously. (8:26)

• #2 - Applying increases for short periods of time (2-4 weeks). (11:18)

• #3 - Sleep and diet must be on point. (13:52)

• #4 - Free weights vs machine/compound vs isolation. (16:46)

• #5 - Intensity up/volume down. (19:16)

• #6 - Priming properly before intense workouts. (22:20)

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