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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

intense/intensive

Hi,

I'm unsure when we should use these words.

For example: "This summer's pre-season training (for football) has been the most intense/intensive I've ever been/gone through"

Thanks
  

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In bodybuilding: -------- Intense vs. Intensive: there is a lot of misconception regarding the term intensity as it relates to training. ") but to an objective variable: the amount of weight used compared to your capacity.

— Marius Hancu

  • In bodybuilding: -------- Intense vs.
  • Intensive: there is a lot of misconception regarding the term intensity as it relates to training.
  • ") but to an objective variable: the amount of weight used compared to your capacity.
  • Simply put, the heavier the weight compared to what you're able to do, the greater the intensity of the exercise.
  • For example, if you're able to lift a maximum of 200 pounds on the bench press for one repetition (your one-rep max, or 1RM) doing one set of 5 reps with 170 pounds (85%) is more intense than doing one set of 10 reps with 140 pounds (70%), even if the later might actually feel more painful or harder.
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In bodybuilding:
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Intense vs. Intensive: there is a lot of misconception regarding the term intensity as it relates to training. In the strength training field, "intense" refers not to a subjective value ("dude, this
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Bryan Garner, Modern American Usage, p. 460:
"shun intensive wherever intense will fit the context. Intensive is best left to scientists and phylosophers."
For me:
intense: indicates high intensity
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intensive:
indicates being exhaustive, presenting a large and concentrated amount of material to be studied
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Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

By football, I should stress that I meant "soccer", so training in this respect would involve lots of running and so on...
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