Chronic Intensity

If everything you do is at high intensity, where is your variety?⁠
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I used to coach group classes where consistently everyone would be so exhausted that they would drop to the floor, unable to form a complete sentence. I will no longer do that. ⁠
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If every workout you do leaves you rolling around on the floor, is that variety? Or is it just different versions of the same thing?⁠
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Sure maybe there is variety in the movements that you do. But where is the variety in intensity?⁠
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You probably don’t need as much intensity as you think. Absolutely not every training session. ⁠
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High level athletic teams don’t even constantly practice or train at high intensity. They have optional days. They have walk-throughs. They have film sessions. They have deload weeks. They even have rest days. ⁠
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To make improvements in training we need to recover. If you aren’t feeling recovered from the previous day's training, you would probably benefit from reduced intensity. Especially your training is affecting other aspects of your life, like your mood, energy and sleep. And absolutely if your training is leaving you in pain. ⁠