Bring on the Intensity

If you could rate your training intensity on a scale of 1 to 10, where would it lie? Take a moment and really think about this. Do you bring full intensity to your lifts and WODs?

What people don’t seem to realize, is that there is a HUGE difference between training intensely, and just “working out”. When you train intensely – I mean balls to the wall intensity – that’s what really gets your metabolism fired up and your muscles stimulated. If you can walk out of the gym saying, “Oh what a great workout!” with a contented smile on your face, you may want to reconsider your training methods, and how you can improve them.

Training with intensity is:

-Training beyond your pain barrier. Do you have what it takes to push beyond this barrier? It is hard, but it can be done.

-Testing your perceived limits

-Training PAST those perceived limits

-Constantly moving forward

-Never settling for less

-Always aiming to improve each time

-Forgetting the world when you start the WOD

Here is Coach Glassman defining Intensity Crossfit style. If you have time, please watch and listen:

Next time you set foot in the gym, bring your Intensity A game and push yourself to the limit.