...if I really wanted to gain muscle as fast as I humanly could (and me = currently very little muscle at all), should I go for as high-intensity as I can stand so I get terrifically sore the next day?

Basically, I have the understanding that the soreness is from the muscle damage that occurs naturally when exercising/weight training, and gains are made when the muscle repairs itself over time, so I'm assuming that OMG-CAN'T-WALK-OR-MOVE-AT-ALL soreness is what I really ought to be shooting for?

Am I totally off-base here? I just want to know if I should be pushing myself a lot harder than I currently am. (I'm a weenie doing bodyweight exercises with a couple five-pound dumbbells, haha.)