Conditioning Work
Over head squats, 3 X 3
Muscle Snatch, 3 X 3
Snatch Pulls, 3 X 3
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Got INTENSITY?
Found a definition for intensity: "A specific level of maintenance of muscular activity quantified in terms of power (energy expenditure or work performed per unit of time), isometric force sustained, or velocity of progression." While this addresses what it is as it relates to exercise, the real question is what triggers and sustains intensity?
I offer that at it's roots intensity is a state of mind. Whether it is Chief Crazy Horse declaring, "It is a good day to die!" or the last stanza of the Ranger Creed, "Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission, though I be the lone survivor.", intensity is in fact a conscious choice to commit to something. This choice to commit is just that...a choice. In life we see the intensity that results from a choice to commit. Parents raising children, a soldier performing buddy aid, a teacher conveying a difficult concept, a business owner struggling to stay in the black, an athlete training during the off season are all simple examples of the choice to commit, and see a thing through no matter the cost. This choice to commit then nurtures a will to succeed.
The will to succeed leads to the acceptance of the neccessity of sacrificing one's self on funeral pyre of hard work. This is the first step on a road that leads to a place of supreme confidence. In other words, the question of will I succeed is irrelavant, rather the question is by what margin will it happen? Don't confuse this with arrogance. What I mean is the self-assuredness that comes from knowing you've put in the time and effort that success demands.
Intensity is therefore the quiet confidence that comes from a conscious choice to commit to hard work.
What does intensity look like? Will I know it when I see it? I believe those who commit know what it looks like, and more important what it feels like.
Intensity personified - The New Zealand All Blacks
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