Intensity

What is intensity: we always talk about it before the work out, but what is it really? You see a guy with 800 lbs on the Leg Press maching at Globo-Gym, he is pumping him self with his disk man in his fanny pack, puts in his mouth guard, buddies are yelling at him "you got this," he sets up on the machine, pushes up, drops the handles, lowers, YELLS WHILE PUSHING, locks it in! WOW!!! A WHOLE REP, 800 LBS too - That is Freaking INTENSE!!! No... its not, that is not intensity.

We all know the definition of Crossfit, Constantly Varied, Functional Movements, Executed at HIGH INTENSITY! So, again lets ask what is this intensity thing?

Intensity is difined as: (Force x Distance) / Time = Power; So therefore POWER=INTENSITY

For the non-math folks, it is saying "How much work is being done in a certain amount of time." The greater the power you generate during your workout, the higher the intensity will be. This is not opinion based either as in the example above, applying the formula with prove that it is a measurable value.

What you are seeking from your exercise (looking good naked, job tasks, everyday tasks, stronger/faster than yesterday, etc) will come faster with intensity! By doing more work in less time will make you FITTER FASTER! Now with this time element, it is important to not forget your fundamentals - if you end up with your vertabres shooting out at the wall you won't have to worry about any of this! So maintain your form, keep in mind the basics and fundamentals we are constantly talking about - 80% Accuracy is great to shoot for! You can have perfect form on every rep, but your time would take forever, which means NO INTENSITY! As for the opposite of that as well, go too fast, forget fundamentals and you are HURT!

So keep in mind the fundamentals, get the work done as fast as possible, and achieve your goals in a shorter amount of time!!! Now that is intense!!! And remember - EVERY SECOND COUNTS!