TRAINING INTENSITY ❤️‍🔥 Are you actually training hard enough?

Lauren Mcmillen

4d • General discussion

One of the most misunderstood parts of training is intensity.

Not how long you train.

Not how sweaty you get.

Not how exhausted you feel afterward.

Intensity = how close you train to your true capacity.

For strength and muscle-building, this usually means:

You’re finishing sets with 1–3 reps left in the tank
The last reps are slow, challenging, and require focus
You couldn’t casually add 5 more reps “if you had to”

Here’s the important part 👇

Training too light won’t create enough stimulus for change. Too hard, too often leads to burnout, poor recovery, and stalled progress.

The goal is effective intensity, not punishment. It's a balancing act.

Ask yourself during your sessions:

✔️ Did I challenge the muscle, or just move the weight?

✔️ Did I stop because it was hard… or because it was uncomfortable?

✔️ Could I repeat this performance again next week?

Progress comes from intentional effort, not empty fatigue.

If you want results, train with purpose. You have to be paying attention to what is happening in your body, not chatting to your best mate at the same time.

Loz 🐶

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