[ 🏃🏽‍♂️ ] What Training With Intentional Intensity Actually Looks Like

Oct 8, 2024

This discussion dives into the concept of intentional intensity in workouts, illustrating how to balance effort with proper mechanics. Various training zones are examined, emphasizing the importance of modulating intensity to enhance endurance and avoid burnout. Tailored programming is highlighted as a key factor for sustaining consistent training, with insights on adapting to individual needs and perceived exertion. The episode also addresses common misconceptions about intensity and encourages establishing realistic fitness habits for long-term success.

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

Mastering Training Intensity

03:48 • 7min

The Impact of Tailored Training Programming on Consistency

10:58 • 4min

Customizing Training: The Art of Personalization

14:50 • 13min

Balancing Intensity and Mechanics

27:46 • 6min

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In this third installment of our series on programming for optimal fitness, we discuss creating a weekly workout framework and emphasize the importance of intentional intensity over maximal effort.

We explore various training zones and provide practical strategies for modulating intensity, ensuring consistent training while prioritizing mechanics, consistency, and then intensity.

We also delve into understanding individual rates of perceived exertion and offer insights on how programming can support sustainable workout practices.

⌚ TIMECODE:

00:00 Welcome to Chasing Excellence

00:13 Recap of Previous Episodes

01:20 Intentional Intensity in Training

04:28 Understanding Training Intensity Zones

07:48 Sustainable Weekly Training Framework

10:58 Thanks to our Sponsors: Our Place & LMNT

13:38 Programming for Different Needs

21:16 Teaching Rate of Perceived Exertion

31:43 Wrapping Up and Future Topics

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