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INTENSITY

Imagine doing a few more reps than you thought. Imagine performing an exercise with more weight than you thought you could do. On the other hand imagine not pushing yourself in your workouts. What if you went through a workout that didn't give you any significant physical or mental challenge?

What if someone asked you do something that was physically unachievable? Try performing 300 squats. If you can do this task without any pause or rest then I would like to shake your hand. Most humans will have to break at some point. At what point would you quit? Intensity is pushing that point of breaking. Your body says you can't do more but you push for more. Next workout try ignoring your body, toughing it out and doing a few more. Try taking a :03 second break vs. a :10 second break.

Everyone has a threshold they meet during an intense workout. Many people push that threshold to do more than previously thought. This is where gains are made and confidence is built.

Intensity is "the independent variable most commonly associated with maximizing the rate of return on favorable adaptation." Intensity is the difference.