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J_J
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- Mar 28, 2012
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JJ your reading way too much into this bro.
You can't always base intensity on total work load or a log number each workout. Hell I could just be having a freaking good day were I'm strong as shit and beat pr's let and right, doesn't mean the workout was intense. Also i could eat like shit on the weekend come back 5-10 pounds heavier (extra leverage) and again come back toss weight around like it was a rage doll. Numbers aren't always a good measure of intensity. When your physically spent, the muscle you worked that day feel like a piece of rubber and practically numb (imo) is a great sign that you brought your A-game and you went balls to the wall.
I'm not reading anything into it. I am sticking to the original question which is "How do you MEASURE your intensity in the gym?"
If you had a reliable way to measure how you "feel" going into a workout then that would be useful. But how you "feel" is often deceptive. For example, I may not feel like my blood pressure is high, but if I get the test done and its 165/95 then its high despite how I feel. Or I may be convinced that working with half the weight doing dumbbell curls will lead to bigger arms, but when I take a measurement after 6 weeks of doing that and find my arms aren't any bigger or even smaller then how I "feel" they are or should be doesn't affect that.
When it comes to the gym the only thing we can measure is our performance. Sets, reps, weight and the time it takes to do the work. And if the numbers and rate of work are better or worse than the last time.