What is your definition of intensity?

[Duncans Donuts]

Intensity to me if volitional effort regarding the anaerobic energy system.

For example, pushing to muscular failure is higher intensity than stopping one or two reps short. Doing endurance activity, though, an extra mile is not necessarily a "higher" intensity effort because the relative effort to begin with is low. The first mile will be accomplished faster and would be higher in intensity and more productive than the second mile. The results of running an extra mile past what you previously accomplished will do little more than add an extra 150,000 tons of impact force to your knees, hips, ankles, and so forth. Defining this specifically can get pretty complicated so common sense should be used.

 

[Dale Mabry]

I use the classical definition of intensity which is % of 1rm.

When talking about anything other than weights, DD pretty much hit it on the head, but I call that relative intensity when discussing weights. For example, if I did my 4rm for 1 rep, that would be more intense than doing my 10rm for 12 using the classical definition. I think peeps get too worried about semantics, though.

 

[Hoglander]

This is way out there in left field(normal for me) but I remember reading, hearing, or dreaming that the mind can make muscles grow. It's something like a group thinking you want your muscles to be bigger/stronger vs a controlled group not being told. Thinkers won with statistically significant results.
Ring a bell??

 

[Delusional]

pushing yourself to extreme limits..
yea, ive never been a good speaker and dont know too many big words/definitions.
thats all i got, hah

 

[Mista]

Why the bump btw?

Because it has been nearly 2 years since a comment was made and I was curious to others views.

 

[2ndpassion]

Insensity can be defined in many different context, but to me it means the percentage of weight you are lifting compared to your one rep max and the total rest periods between sets

 

[Witchblade]

Because it has been nearly 2 years since a comment was made and I was curious to others views.

Ok. You have been pardoned. Because you're special.

 

[Dale Mabry]

This is way out there in left field(normal for me) but I remember reading, hearing, or dreaming that the mind can make muscles grow. It's something like a group thinking you want your muscles to be bigger/stronger vs a controlled group not being told. Thinkers won with statistically significant results.
Ring a bell??

I remember hearing about some study that said that 3 groups were studied, the first group did no training and only thought of contracting the bicep, the second did curls with a distraction task and the third did bicep curls while focusing on the movement. Supposedly, the 3rd group had the best results, the 1st group came in 2nd and the 2nd group came in last wrt strength increase. I have yet to find this study, so it may just be a myth.

 

[VILBAUGH]

how about WORK vs. TIME

percentages of 1rm are insignificant.

 

[VILBAUGH]

unless your entire workout consists of one rep.

 

[Duncans Donuts]

how about WORK vs. TIME

percentages of 1rm are insignificant.

Well, they certainly aren't "insignificant". They are instead a way of defining the actual relative workload you are performing.

 

[Witchblade]

I remember hearing about some study that said that 3 groups were studied, the first group did no training and only thought of contracting the bicep, the second did curls with a distraction task and the third did bicep curls while focusing on the movement. Supposedly, the 3rd group had the best results, the 1st group came in 2nd and the 2nd group came in last wrt strength increase. I have yet to find this study, so it may just be a myth.

I've actually heard of several similar studies and I remember reading one too.

I think P posted a study about people gaining strength while doing nothing but visualizing workouts.

 

[VILBAUGH]

I really think intensity is a mind set, a mind set of getting shit done.
If you complete a normal chest day in 40min with your 30sec breaks or whatever, 4 x10 of 3 movements... a normal predictable BB day,

and then the next week hit the same w/o but looked at it in terms of 40 reps of the 3 movements at the same weight and go through it as fast as possible.
just count to 40 and rest when needed. This time around you complete the w/o in 30min,not only has the intensity increased but so has work and time management not to mention the added metabolic response.

I think intensity is cut and dry WORK vs.TIME

 

[forum9351]

The amount of action potentials that are sent to a motor neuron multiplied by time.