There is really no need to hurry with strength training. When I started Starting Strength, I burned out after a few weeks because of too much weight, despite following common advice and really liking it in the beginning.

I'm not a fan of the No Pain No Gain philosophy. I get a lot more reps done with better recovery when I train cautiously, which means I get to do it with more consistency, which in my book is King.

Joe Rogan has a video titled "How to workout smarter" with Firas Zahabi who explains it really well. It was enlightening to me.