High intensity training can have a massive training effect, but at a certain point intensity alone is not what drives adaptation. You have to be more creative. Stuart McMillan has confronted this issue first hand in working with post-collegiate sprinters at Altis and joins the podcast this week to discuss how he searches for adaptation and his thoughts on many more topics. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2019/07/hmmr-podcast-episode-202-beyond-intensity-with-stuart-mcmillan/

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More notes:

• This month’s site theme is the speed. We kicked off the month with a new member video on total speed with Vern Gambetta, plus lots of podcast episodes and articles. Join HMMR Plus so that you don’t miss out and get full archive and resource library here on HMMR Media.
• You can follow McMillan on Twitter (@StuartMcMillan1) and Instagram (@fingermash).
• You can learn more from McMillan at Altis and their various in-person and digital education platforms. His personal blog also contains some great content over the years, including his coaches guide to strength development (which I also contributed a piece for).
• We referenced the recent GAINcast interview with Tony Holler on this episode and Holler's critique of sub-maximal training.