Science-based lifting is a helpful tool, but only in moderation—if it starts preventing you from training intensely, the science has become the problem. Progress requires a foundation of heavy, intuitive, brutal effort; the 'bro meathead' base of intensity is what makes smarter training actually pay off. Lose intensity in pursuit of optimization and you've optimized your way into stagnation.
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