“Athletes and coaches seek to maximise sporting performance through training. In order for the training sessions to be optimal they should be based upon scientific principles and an understanding of the dose-response nature of the training methods employed.” A lot of people are lead to believe that intensity simply means how hard you feel you worked during a session. This is not the case and I will be giving you some examples as to why, and how to better understand work rates for the purpose of more objective and purposeful training prescriptions.