Feel the "pump" or "burn"

[pwr_machine]

Define intensity.

A level of muscular activity that can be quantified in terms of power (work performed per unit of time) output.

 

[edgecrusher]

A level of muscular activity that can be quantified in terms of power (work performed per unit of time) output.

Give me an example.

 

[pwr_machine]

Give me an example.

In a strength training sense, high volume is considered low intensity due to the use of less weight whereas low volume is considered high intensity due to the use of heavier weight.

When you look at event duration according to the energy system used:

Phosphagen - very intense
Phosphagen and fast glycolysis - intense
Fast glycolysis - heavy
Fast glycolysis and oxidative system - moderate
Oxidative system - light

High intensity weight training (thus having a high power output), require a rapid rate of energy supplied.

 

[edgecrusher]

So basically, your theory is "Training past the Lactate threshold occasionally will allow for greater power output?"

 

[casualbb]

Also training the glycolysis and oxidative pathways can have a boosting effect on hypertrophy. One "burn" at 15+ reps is enough for this effect.

 

[pwr_machine]

So basically, your theory is "Training past the Lactate threshold occasionally will allow for greater power output?"

Uh, no.

 

[edgecrusher]

Uh, no.

Well Uh then, What Uh are you trying to say?

 

[pwr_machine]

With that said, I believe the "pump" or "burn" should be an occasional part of your workouts in an attempt to increase your lactate threshold (again, allowing us to train at higher intensity).

 

[pwr_machine]

Also training the glycolysis and oxidative pathways can have a boosting effect on hypertrophy. One "burn" at 15+ reps is enough for this effect.

Typically, an event lasting >3 minutes uses the oxidative system. When would this be performed to produce hypertrophy?

 

[pwr_machine]

Well Uh then, What Uh are you trying to say?

High intensity (high power output) exercise requires a rapid rate of energy supplied as stated earlier. <--That was an example that you asked for. These exercises rely almost entirely on the energy supplied by the phoshagen system. When that energy system is depleted, fast glycolysis occurs. Now, fast glycolysis occurs....(the original post, 2nd paragraph).