Stop Training to Failure the Wrong Way

Stop Training to Failure the Wrong Way - Here's 3 Tips

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Training to failure has been getting a lot of love lately, with some new data coming out showing that training as close to failure as you can is likely to result in more strength and muscle growth success that training too far away from failure. However, ACTUALLY training to failure is easier said than done, and even more advanced lifters might not get it right from time to time.
In this video, we'll explore a few tips on making sure that you know exactly how training to failure feels like and how you can use it to benefit your training.
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@Chili0xFF 9 ай бұрын

I love the fact that being great at the gym means failing constantly. Just shows how much of a life lesson gym can be

@mohoodie8728 9 ай бұрын

"Like everyone else, you want to learn the way to win but never accept the way to lose. To accept defeat, to learn to die is to be liberated from it. So when tomorrow comes, you must free your ambitious mind and learn the ART OF DYING" - Bruce Lee

@PSy84 4 ай бұрын

failing properly. Because failing improperly means injury or death

@chopwoodcarrywater49531 9 ай бұрын

I train alone. On compounds, I go to technical failure. If my form is compromised, I stop. Isolation exercises, I go to absolute failure. Much safer and less prone to injury in my opinion.

@user-pn2yd5fs2h 8 ай бұрын

Good plan g

@AlanLimaMarques 8 ай бұрын

Feels good on easy exercises like curls. When i can't go up anymore i just resist the eccentric very slowly

@sucraloss 8 ай бұрын

Yeah going to absolute failure while solo bench pressing heavy weight is just dangerous

@greenflameproductions6535 6 ай бұрын

@@sucralosshow do you suggest I train to failure on chest day if most exercises for chest are compound

@sucraloss 6 ай бұрын

@@greenflameproductions6535 The advice I've seen for compound lifts in general is to go to where you form starts to fail, and then stop. Unless you have a spotter then you would want to aim for like 8-9 RPE (have 1-2 reps in the tank).

@mustafaaalmosawi 9 ай бұрын

To know if you genuinely reached muscle failure, imagine that someone is offering you a hundred dollars to do another rep. If you can do it, you still have gas in the tank.

@itsez1129 9 ай бұрын

I cannot fathom how people can't do something as simle as knowing when they reach failure...

@nusaibarahman5985 9 ай бұрын

I like to think 3 more reps or your whole family dies when I'm getting fatigued

@notsaying 9 ай бұрын

if you arent shaking and have blurred / tingly vision you didnt hit failure

@TheLittleEmoji 8 ай бұрын

@@nusaibarahman5985 damn, you have killed your family so many time bruh

@AlanLimaMarques 8 ай бұрын

it's not simple; it requires knowledge of your body that you gain over time because you have to overcome your body's instinct for self-preservation. It's like trying to punch yourself with full force. Your body says, "Nah, it hurts me," and holds you back.

@Ladas552 9 ай бұрын

Okay, but something is strange, I just fail

@callmeam1r_909 9 ай бұрын

Yes for me personally reaching failure on lying hamstring curl is so sudden. The last rep is difficult but I feel slightly confident enough to go for one more and suddenly it doesn’t move a mm. I don’t have this issue with seated hamstring curls

@JohnDoe-id5ih 9 ай бұрын

@@callmeam1r_909It could be that the range of motion is higher on lying curls thus failing mid-rep. Although on seated curls hamstrings are stretched more. Both are good

@smily21115 9 ай бұрын

Me too

@copythat9040 9 ай бұрын

If you fail pouse for 5-10s. And then do more to fail even harder 😂

@Vladdzzzzz 9 ай бұрын

@@callmeam1r_909when that happens dont finish the set take some deep breath’s but don’t completely cool off. Take a couple and then hit another rep. When i do this i realize i have couple more in my tank with good form as well

@dekky3908 9 ай бұрын

I usually go to about 6 - 12 reps. If I hit 12 reps I increase the weight and try to maintain an average of about 8 - 10 reps. When I hit the failure point I try to hold the weight in position and either force my way through it, or hold it as long as I can before my muscles give out.

@fernandomota669 9 ай бұрын

Exactly my technique but I cap at 15 reps, but for some exercises no matter how i do it it feels like I’m not working enough yk

@dekky3908 9 ай бұрын

@@fernandomota669 I get that too, some exercises always feel like there are a few reps left in the tank. For those lifts I take the advice of "stimulate don't annihilate.

@4ipon4ik 9 ай бұрын

I am trying to hit 12 reps every time. When I am comfortable enough, I am adding weight and trying to hit 12 reps again. I am using this strategy on almost every exercise, but with different rep ranges. For example bench press and squads 12 reps. Dumbbell curl or leg press 20 reps.

@sirkalilak6841 9 ай бұрын

How many sets are you guys doing? I'm less flexible with the reps, but more with the weight, so if muscles start to fail at say the 5th rep in the third set, I would lower the weight to hit 8 reps - I might consider being more flexible with the rep count though

@dekky3908 9 ай бұрын

@@4ipon4ik That is a good point, some muscles have more slow twitch than fast twitch and might benefit from higher rep ranges like calves.

@inhvman 9 ай бұрын

i am already a failure

@ma_ta9203 7 ай бұрын

Real(and always will be a failure)

@rokiejoe8452 9 ай бұрын

Finally a video on how to go to failure instead of just “train harder bro”

@itsez1129 9 ай бұрын

I can't understand how people don't know how to reach failure...

@AsianTaile 9 ай бұрын

@@itsez1129it's hard

@SpawnIsSleepy 7 ай бұрын

@@AsianTaileits not. It's literally the most simple concept ever, don't stop until you physically cannot do anymore.

8 ай бұрын

I have noticed that mentality thing, it's really powerful. If I start with the expectation of doing a determined amount of reps, by that point going beyond will feel very hard, but if I had settled for a higher goal, it will be very much possible

@Julez- 5 ай бұрын

IT'S A MIND SET

@erkangorgulu6013 9 ай бұрын

You should also keep in mind that this is the best practice and If you feel the tension that means you are still doing the work. Do not be discouraged if you don't push yourself too hard. Consistently working out is a lot better than 1-2 months of full of best practices.

@georgelouie5330 7 ай бұрын

showing up is better than showing out. :)

@samc.7625 8 ай бұрын

Imagine failing at failing

@y2ler658 19 күн бұрын

underrated comment

@gelobongs 7 ай бұрын

That bonus tip is what I've been missing when doing reps til failure. I usually just rest for 3-5 seconds max and try for another rep when I feel like I've reached failure.

@kanyesouth9397 9 ай бұрын

Best practical explanation for why 8-12 rep range is good for beginners

@edudand9631 9 ай бұрын

Love this channel and the work you put in. Keep it up :)

@obato76 9 ай бұрын

My method for training to failure is simple: 3 sets, fail on the 3rd. So if I'm benching 3 sets of 8 reps and the 2nd set gets close to failure at 8, on the 3rd set I'll maybe fail at 6 reps. But on my next chest workout (which is 4 days later on the push/pull/legs split), I'll maybe get 7 reps on the 3rd set. Once I hit 3 full sets of 8 reps, I aim for 3 sets of 9, probably failing at the 7th rep on the 3rd set. Next push day I try to get it to 8, then 9, then on to 3 sets of 10. When I can get 3 full sets of 10, I increase the weight. I'll start at 3 sets of 6 or 7 and do it all over again. This has worked pretty well for me so far.

@valakinemtom7642 7 ай бұрын

How long do you rest between sets?

@obato76 7 ай бұрын

@@valakinemtom7642 3 minutes.

@lemonicedteapls 6 ай бұрын

I do basically the same thing too, but my third set has like half the count of my 2nd set a lotta the times

@obato76 6 ай бұрын

@@lemonicedteapls That's the whole point. That's where you can see yourself getting stronger - your reps on the 3rd set will get higher and higher till you're ready to up the weight

@user-elvisgirl2023 5 ай бұрын

@valakinemtom7642 3mins is best

@fi4re 9 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching fitness videos for 5 years, and I thought I saw it all. But I can say that this video has actually shown me something new and informative. Thanks!

@steelmongoose4956 9 ай бұрын

I didn’t even realize that there was any controversy about going to failure. It always seemed natural to go on a set until I couldn’t go anymore.

@johnnycash3370 9 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more it just feels like it's right thing to do

@chopwoodcarrywater49531 9 ай бұрын

You technically can go more, depending on the exercise. DB bench press, for example. If you failed doing 12 reps with 80 lbs in each hand, you could grab 60lbs and keep going, then 40lbs, etc. Repeat all the way down until you can't do anymore with whatever weight you ended up with. Basically a giant drop set. Used to do them with cable tricep pushdowns. It was a killer finisher at the end of a workout.

@steelmongoose4956 9 ай бұрын

@@chopwoodcarrywater49531 That’s actually how I train.

@notsaying 9 ай бұрын

@@chopwoodcarrywater49531 what are the chances, i just tried this cable tricep pushdown dropset at the end of my excercise today! it felt amazing, after each set id drop it 5 lbs and try another few reps. the burn was insane and the pump was the best ive had yet

@mekhmoukhmehdi6923 7 ай бұрын

@@chopwoodcarrywater49531yeah but some people don't want to spend half an hour on an exercise. I do that with dumbell skull crushers but only lower the weight once

@syrupchugger421 5 ай бұрын

These are great tips. Thank you

@pedrogarc1a 9 ай бұрын

Really useful video, thank you

@HotShot654 9 ай бұрын

Indeed all said is true. Very Informative!

@apaladinoflight305 8 ай бұрын

Regarding failure on compound moves, In my experience it is easier to reach if the compound is performed on a machine, like for example a horizontal leg press (way safer than a diagonal leg press)

@masonturner2124 9 ай бұрын

I’m going to add a few things to this. It’s also been show than 3 sets to failure per muscle failure is enough to stimulate adequate hypertrophy. Not every set needs to be taken to muscular failure, a few feeder sets at 2-3 RIR should suffice

@TheSandkastenverbot 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@huseyinkocakusak 9 ай бұрын

awesome channel!

@Collfuse 9 ай бұрын

I went a few months always training to failure which in my head just means do what tom platz does without realizing i been doing a lot of junk volume

@105rogue 9 ай бұрын

Great channel!

@banzir1403 9 ай бұрын

Another optimal post from picturefit

@josephsanchez2481 4 ай бұрын

Awesome 👏

@muramasaYT 9 ай бұрын

I often feel like my weak cardio abilities force me to stop an exercise before my muscle reaches failure. Thats why I can only recommend doing some cardio from time to time as well.

@omernatan6664 9 ай бұрын

would love to hear you (in that specific video) conecting the dots of speaking of another topic: "how close to failure should we really get to build muscle optimally" and since it isnt complete failure, do we really want to push that far? esspecially as a begginer, as a perosnal trainer i suggest trainers to try and etimate an RPE of 8 and once a workout on an isolated movment go to failure after trying to estimate a rep count, they all end up breaking it obviously.

@morganga 9 ай бұрын

I've learnt that optimum stimulated muscle growth can be achieved without going to failure, there are youtube videos explaining how getting between 1 and 3 reps short of failure, creates a similar stimulation over the next 2 days, without the risk of strain or injury brought on by complete failure.

@apeinto5637 9 ай бұрын

The best way to make sure that you've reached failure no matter what? Take every isolation set into what you think is failure, then do partials on the lengthened position, then do a drop set, then do partials again. If you haven't truly failed yet, I don't know how you fail at failing.

@skitjaz 4 ай бұрын

100% !! I personally find the best for me to start a workout with the hardest compound exercises to exhaust my muscles. Then using "dropsets" so easier exercises/lower weight and isolation to push my muscles to their limits. If you choose a rep range of 8-12 for example. Then to me it simply means: If I cannot do 8 -> Lower the weight. If I can do 12 -> add more weight. I generally like 3-5 set ranges for weights.

@mazenyasser7208 9 ай бұрын

In exercises that do not use a machine and has a risk factor I'm careful about bringing myself too close to failure if I don't have a spotter. If I can't lift the bench press bar off my chest at the last rep and none is near me.. Tough luck,happened to me once and had to take the bar on my chest for a while before I got the strength to push it back up.

@realconfigs 7 ай бұрын

That's why I use dumbells

@mekhmoukhmehdi6923 7 ай бұрын

@@realconfigsdo both tbh. Lift push day one use barbell push day 2 use dumbells

@abdulrahmanchalya7873 8 ай бұрын

Even if ypure not training to failure in reality if you aim to you will most likely stimulate enough growth to make progress which is the ultimate goal

@metalsnake262 4 ай бұрын

Thanks ❤

@ScottChali-zm7wc 9 ай бұрын

I have a question, what if you exercise and practice cardio for 3 days in week and other three days you focus on speed training and cardio and have one rest day, will that affect your gains?

@Mickeyy321 9 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊 ❤

@johnnykarate_SweepLeg 9 ай бұрын

Implementing "myo rep match" sets are good, as well.

@Raiden_3107 8 ай бұрын

I follow mike mentzer advice for working out and reaching failure. I skyrocketed my gains in just 3 weeks and going only 2 times a week to gym

@SOSULLI 7 ай бұрын

You should also mention the negative side of the rep. If you can't complete a certain rep anymore like dumbbell presses, simply try to at least control the dumbbell when it comes down. Pressing is obviously to much, but you can control the weight when it comes down. The implementation of this final rep also leads to more muscle soreness.

@kaiserc2471 5 ай бұрын

Oddly enough, I went to failure on my hamstrings and they hurt for 2 days until I went back to the gym and cooked them again. I think they decided it's best to pretend to be good, just in case I decide they need another helping of hurt😂

@kevinbihari 9 ай бұрын

3 tip that helped me. 1. Time your reps. Say you can do 16 squats Rep 1 should take 4 seconds. Rep 8 should take 4 seconds. But rep 13 or so is slower. Say 6. Rep 14, 8 or 9 s Rep 15, maybe even 15 seconds. Rep 16, 30. Maybe you could wilpower out a 17th rep that lasts 45 seconds. But rep 15 is close enough. For rep 16 you need everything perfect. Tip 2, form failure over muscle failure. If you do a push up, and you need to change form to complete it, you're done. There is a muscle that has failed and you are shifting load to another muscle. Form failure is muscle failure. 3. Do an amrap.

@vladdrach9626 9 ай бұрын

id love to see somebody trying so hard squatting the last rep for 45 seconds lmao

@bail223 9 ай бұрын

That first tip was the most unnecessary redundant unrealistic garbage I have ever heard in my life I pray to god nobody actually takes what you said serious

@mekhmoukhmehdi6923 7 ай бұрын

Wanna see you stay mid squat for a minute

@Thad91 9 ай бұрын

I think people should only go to failure at the last exercise > last set. If you fail your first or second exercises...changes are you are going to be tired and only put up junk volume. Get near failure (1\3 reps) and go failure on last set before you go.

@reichelitis6468 9 ай бұрын

Just train to failure on your first set. Everything less than failure is junk volume

@Thad91 9 ай бұрын

@@reichelitis6468 You know what your saying is very wrong right? When you go to failure in ur first set litterly all ur upcoming sets will be junks. Especially if u do alot of volume aswel.

@CupCakeUnleashed 9 ай бұрын

I was training to failure for a long time. I changed up a bit and pulled back by around 2 reps and found myself able to lift a lot more weight toward my last few sets.

@flow1188 5 ай бұрын

I Mix rep ranges inside every excercise. First set 12+ Second 8-10 and the Last 6 . I Increase the Weight from Set to Set. It increases my Strenght and Muscle gain really Well.

@dooderman8361 8 ай бұрын

You kind of missed the most important aspect of failing: Recovery. I know it sounds like a completely different topic but the two are very much directly linked. If you go to true failure you need to rest longer than if you only go a few reps short of it. Additionally if you do drop sets where you go to failure and then lower the weight so you can go to failure with that (the bonus tip he gave at the end of the video) you have to rest even longer. And I don’t mean rest time between sets I mean rest times between workouts training the same muscle. So ultimately your proximity to failure should directly influence how long you wait before training that muscle again, and that is the most important aspect of training to failure because many people watching this who aren’t yet going to failure might just try it without changing how often they train the muscle, which will lead them to negate all benefits by training again too soon.

@idontevergiveup4127 2 ай бұрын

1.Isolation musle exercises 2.reps range 3.dont predict failure

@OogaboogaJj 27 күн бұрын

My question is what if I start out with something heavy then keep going down in weight while increasing reps. Example) Bicep dumbbell curls starting at 60lbs for 10 reps non stop until you can’t. Then instead of taking a break you go down, So 55lb at 15 reps. Then keep doing that until you hit 30lbs and go until your arms fail. Basically go hard without taking a break until failure and then afterwards you take a break.

@draskyl9468 6 ай бұрын

I hit "failure" on compounds at the point where I have to sacrifice my technique to lift the weight, if I twist and stuff I might be able to squeeze out an extra rep or two. But it's not the case

@juhel5531 9 ай бұрын

Heavy rep failures feel LESS painful because you have more to give. If you fail at heavy reps, a spotter can slowly give you more and more help to allow you to squeeze more and more out of your muscles. Drop sets allow you to fail better and without a spotter. I've tried it and even though theoretically, I make more gains with a drop set, practically it sucks. It lowers your workouts in a week to 2 to 3 days max. Even though it's more efficient and effective, it's super hard to maintain lifting consistency this way.

@Jason-gq8fo 9 ай бұрын

I started doing 4 sets and training to failure recently and was making good progress. But now I've damaged both my elbows Gonna be a lot more careful with that from now on 😅

@LeventK 9 ай бұрын

Don't skip your warmups

@mshklh2099 9 ай бұрын

I damaged wrist + shoulder For like 4 months it just won’t heal! This week got busy for like 2-3 weeks now it healed sooo much I can’t believe I was tearing it, expecting it would might heal in a 1 day off

@vinre356 9 ай бұрын

just do 2 sets bro there is no way u can do 4 sets to failure unless ur spending like 3 hours in the gym in that case pls get a life lol

@shinozu 9 ай бұрын

@@vinre356 ???

@shinozu 9 ай бұрын

@@mshklh2099 You weren't tearing it I don't think, it must have healed by now. Please look up John Sarno and his stuff, it's helped me defeat chronic tendonitis

@i.801 4 ай бұрын

Tip four: Don't train till failure all the time. Doing so is the best recipe for overtraining and injuries.

@grouchypotatowolfpack5580 3 ай бұрын

Negative failures are underrated. After you fail, cheat up and fight hard for every inch down. Finish your last set with one of these, see how you feel.

@ghosthero0806 7 ай бұрын

currently with 15kg bicep curls my failure range is 11-13 reps, but with 23kg hammer curls my failure range is 15-18. my home weights only go up to 25kg so i can't really put them much higher than they currently are, but it feels like hammer curls shouldn't be an additional 50%+ of my bicep curl weight.

@steamedhamsvr282 5 ай бұрын

Should failure only come on the final set? How close to failure should I be feeling on my first/second set?

@CptnBillHarris 9 ай бұрын

Another tip is train with a partner if you can. Just because you're failing the concentric doesn't mean you've hit muscular failure. If you can have someone help you with the get the weight back up but you can still lower the weight aline under control you could get closer to true failure.

@75ZollSamsung-pi6bb 2 ай бұрын

4:29 is that possible ? I mean is it meaningful or can it just be an underestimation of 1-2 reps? What I was thinking is it possible to underestimate your strength so much that you lift for example 10 kg less?

@soapparentlyyoucanchangeyo1449 9 ай бұрын

The bonus tip sounds interesting

@pearce123456789 9 ай бұрын

The burning sensation is positive cue. I always think "it burns so good" lol

@LucidStrike 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, I prefer 1-3 RIR, but I go to form failure on the first sets of the weak to get a real baseline for my estimations. That or I increase intensity until I outright fail to get a 5th rep, as I also prefer a 4-6 rep range for most movements.

@TheSandkastenverbot 8 ай бұрын

That's the best comment of this video 👍

@bendsenn 8 ай бұрын

I think I hit absolute failure a couple training sessions ago since I found myself not able to stretch my tricep properly

@marcomontesdeoca1493 9 ай бұрын

Workout failed succesfully! Awesome tips

@yoelmorales208 5 ай бұрын

Amazing

@Igor_DB 5 ай бұрын

Should i try to get to failiure at only the last reps or should i do it from the begining? Like, if i do 12 reps 3 times for bicep curls, should i try failiure from the begining or only at the 3 time of 12 reps?

@petersonj198 9 ай бұрын

So is Aziz Ansari a fitness and animation enthusiast, or do a couple folks go into making these : ) love the videos

@madvestjan3718 4 ай бұрын

why is my right arm not able to do the same amount of reps as my left arm, even tho im right handed. its bugging me. could it be some kind of injury?

@jorios550 9 ай бұрын

Some exercises you start the rep all fine and dandy and failure just hit you like a truck middle of the rep. Close grip bench for example.

@Navi_gill 3 ай бұрын

what about drop sets? Like on the last set, I go until I can't do more reps with the weight, then with little to no rest, I drop the weight and go until I can't do that weight, and so on. Is this a good way to reach failure?

@alien2ice 8 ай бұрын

What are your thoughts on “running the rack” to failure?

@jonathanhiggins3199 7 ай бұрын

I just go to failure with absolutely everything, don’t think it’s optimal but it’s working really well

@IGotsBadFeeling 7 ай бұрын

I got a question. Let's say I want to do pushups. 4 Sets. Do I go to failure at the first set or save it for the last?

@Blaze-dp4tw 5 ай бұрын

If I have 4 Sets for a muscle, should I go 4 times for muscle failure or only on the last set?

@Mm-dn5gc 7 ай бұрын

So im just learning that im failing at failure. Great. On character as always.

@saiko5142 8 ай бұрын

i just train until my veins want to pop out and my face turns red and almost dies if someone doesnt pick up the weigh is that enough ?

@theeGAME360 9 ай бұрын

i just do a single or even double drop set to ensure failure for iso movements

@FGT080 5 ай бұрын

Something that i think is obvious, and is that, with how much weight one must train to reach failure? For example: I use 17kg on barbell bicep curls, i do 10 reps +1 rep where i keep the weight in a position where i can feel the muscles working for 10-15 secs, the thing is, if I do not do that, i do not feel like i reach failure, if I do 17 kg but to failure, I'll propable do between 20 and 30+ reps, so it brings to the quiestion again, with how much weight one must train to reach failure? Obviously, it depends on the person. I feel like 17kg on barbell bicep curls is kinda light to me, but if I increase the weight, i cannot get more than 5-8 reps

@Godfrey_first_tarnished 8 ай бұрын

I put no clips on the bar and bench press until the bar falls on me then i wait 2 minutes and try again, inclined dungbell press i just go until the weights fall on me, I've gone from 60kg bench press to 85kg in 2 months, I'm 5"9 180lbs

@bloodcorer 9 ай бұрын

Is it achievable to reach a point in compound weight lifting and then beginn training for reps? My goal, as I imagine it, is to reach some medium level weight lifting, let´s say 1.75x my weight in Squats and then start building reps up to 10-12. I am doing that question because everybody´s talking either about volume or intensity but almost no about both.

@haxhunyadi5582 9 ай бұрын

The problem with failure is that you can regenerate some of your strength while doing the last few reps of your set. So even if you fail, if a smartass comes around and spends 15 seconds explaining that you might have one rep in reserve, by the time he finishes his sentence, he actually becomes correct, even if your original failure was really a hard fail.

@vazdabilo6983 5 ай бұрын

i do 4 sets 2 with heavy weight 8-12 reps 1 with little lighter to fail 1 with even more light to fail

@max6035 9 ай бұрын

Should I do multiple sets till failure or just the last set per exercise till failure?

@shukhart9192 6 ай бұрын

What about multifailure? Or whatever it can be named I've seen in some video where The Rock fails, then lowers the weight and fails again after doing some reps. And repeats one more time with a lower one.

@TobiTheHuman 3 ай бұрын

Does training to failure mean you are "failing" each set, or just the last one? So, if I do 3x8, do I go to failure 3 times or just the last time?

@soltitiu3123 9 ай бұрын

Hi, can you do a video on mike mentzer and his high intensity workout ethinc and how it holds up agains science?

@chandansimms9167 28 күн бұрын

If you have tow lifters who are lifting the same percentage of their respective 1rm but one of the lifters gets 8 reps and the other lofter gets 11 does that mean the lifter who get 8 reps was more fast twitch dominant and the one who got 11 reps as more slow twitch

@jackysbin3860 9 ай бұрын

do people estimate how many reps they can do and just stop there? i always have it in the back of my head but when i get there i just say 2 more and pump them out until i die really

@trollaphobic 9 ай бұрын

Im somewhat fit, but mentally strong. In the past even after many months of conditioning (daily 30-50min workouts 3 day cycles of arms/legs/core) sometimes i will push myself past muscle failure and end up tearing/injuring my muscles. Its happened a few times now and its a bummer to have to wait about 2 weeks before being able to work the muscle again. Its a struggle for me to push to what i think is total muscle failure while not going too far which often leads me to wondering if i went far enough but i dont want to keep FAFO

@JohnDoe-id5ih 9 ай бұрын

Lower the weights and lift slowly. Also, go until you are close to failure. That should help your body. And if you are injured right now, take some weeks off

@Scion15 9 ай бұрын

If you're hurting yourself, either your form sucks or you're overtraining. Your muscle can't hurt itself when falling with proper form.

@kaiserc2471 5 ай бұрын

I love the feeling when i get my triceps to absolute failure. Meanwhile, i hate taking my biceps to failure. It just hurts in an unpleasant way. Same with my hammies vs my quads. Love burning the hammies, hate burning my quads.

@ictogon 4 ай бұрын

First time I did leg curls I thought I was literally going to rip the muscle off the bone, hammies are so much worse than quads

@EA-47 9 ай бұрын

What do you think about the recent researches indicating that muscle growth between keeping 2 RIR and training to failure is the same and it will just make you more fatigue and struggle in recovery without a big effect?

@Jake_RF 9 ай бұрын

Well what he's talking about is how most underestimate what failure is. He says even more experienced lifters underestimate by 1-2 reps, therefore going for failure for most is fine because they are in that range of a couple of reps shy of failure. Just my thoughts

@MrDjJerms 5 ай бұрын

I just get so worried I'm gonna hurt myself tryna go another rep. Like fuck my back up or something, probably stopping me from reaching true failure but i do try. If something feels a tiny bit off though I just stop once I'm feeling like I'm almost at failure.

@sanketvaria9734 5 ай бұрын

I actually ended up injuring my elbow trying to reach failure in pullups, I failed at failing.

@spurzo-thespiralspacewolf8916 8 ай бұрын

I take compounds to failure. Always have, always will.

@JoffryT 9 ай бұрын

And what about partials? Do them or not?

@megladongaming9084 8 ай бұрын

In my case I start with light weight but with each set I keeping increasing the weight and reach muscle failure or close to muscle failure on every set

@martinsweeney7632 9 ай бұрын

Ok but how many sets until failure? Or just reach failure in one set? If you can reach failure and perform another set is that true failure?

@Ragin__Cajun 7 ай бұрын

In general I hate failure so I always aim high with my number of reps knowing I’ll give everything I got to hit that number so I don’t fail

@mekhmoukhmehdi6923 7 ай бұрын

Increases the weight the

@AlanLimaMarques 8 ай бұрын

hey picturebro , something i never understood is : Reaching failure means i go all in, right ? so if i do this on Set 1, Set 2 i'll be able to do less reps, and Set 3 even less. Is it alright ? or should i drop the weight and keep in the same rep range ? No trainer never explained this to me before, they just say " do 3x15 or 4x12 of this exercise ".

@PeterKudelin 8 ай бұрын

that's why you should be training with stopping at 1-2 RIR if you're doing multiple sets. the idea is that if you go to *true* failure on a set you really won't be able to take another set anywhere meaningful. try it yourself - if you take a few minutes break after a failure set and try again, you should be reaching failure again just after a few reps