#80: Are you training with enough INTENSITY?

40+ Fitness for Women: Strength Training, Fat Loss Tips & Healthy Aging for Women over 40 in perimenopause & menopause

How hard you train matters. If you're not training close to your maximal, you may be leaving results on the table.

In this episode, I share:

• Three myths about what builds muscle
• How to ensure you're training with enough intensity
• A couple of exercises you can see what going to failure feels like
• Tips for beginner weight trainers
• Tips for more advanced lifters who are training to failure
• What training to failure looks like in practice

Link to video showing involuntary slowdown >>
Link to video showing training to failure >>
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Chapter

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Practical Tips for Beginners and Advanced Lifters (00:00:00)

3. Client Success Story (00:00:35)

4. Understanding Intensity in Weight Training (00:02:34)

5. Three myths about what builds muscle (00:02:44)

6. What is Intensity? (00:05:02)

7. Training to Failure (00:06:11)

8. Conclusion and Next Steps (00:16:36)