Training Intensities: When Feeling Is More Accurate Than Technology
- MUDr. Jiří Dostal
- Apr 28
- 1 min read
The boundaries between different training intensities are not fixed. They change from day to day and even hour to hour during a session.
Both professional and competitive athletes must be able to assess whether a workout felt easy, moderate, or hard. If they are unable to work with their own perception, they face a high risk of overtraining or ineffective preparation.
Listen to the first episode of the podcast "On the Winners' Podium" about training intensities and how to approach them in your preparation.
In this episode of the podcast On the Winners' Podium, we reveal:
How many training intensities there really are and what they actually mean
Why we even need to know training zones
How precise we need to be when determining them—and why it matters
How to effectively manage your training based on intensity and the most common mistakes people make
Why just 3 or 4 intensities are enough and what role perceived exertion plays in this
What we are able to measure during performance (e.g., ventilation, muscle saturation, lactate, VO₂max) and why feeling is more effective than technology when it comes to managing training intensity
