A unique way of doing things? Have I been lied to?

[Jeep051382]

I'm now a 42 year old male. My strength and conditioning coach from highschool (who was a navy seal at the time) told me the best way to train with weights was to start with just the bar or a light weight lift to failure if it take 100 reps it take 100 reps. Take 30 seconds and 5 or 10 lbs and lift to failure again repeat until you can't get heavier. Then lose 5 to 10 lbs lift to failure repeat until tou are back at nothing.
I was recently told that this is a very unique way of doing things and they weren't sure it even is healthy. I've been doing this for decades now off and on at the gym. Have I been lied to all these years? Is this a good way to do things?

[SuicideGripMe]

I'm now a 42 year old male. My strength and conditioning coach from highschool (who was a navy seal at the time) told me the best way to train with weights was to start with just the bar or a light weight lift to failure if it take 100 reps it take 100 reps. Take 30 seconds and 5 or 10 lbs and lift to failure again repeat until you can't get heavier. Then lose 5 to 10 lbs lift to failure repeat until tou are back at nothing.
I was recently told that this is a very unique way of doing things and they weren't sure it even is healthy. I've been doing this for decades now off and on at the gym. Have I been lied to all these years? Is this a good way to do things?

You've been lied to. No offense to the military but every service member who knows how to train says the military physical training isn't so much about building muscle or strength but resilience and endurance. I can get a pump and get tired from curling a jug of milk 200 times... but I will not realistically see much growth from a load so light.

[weiss1967]

You've been lied to. No offense to the military but every service member who knows how to train says the military physical training isn't so much about building muscle or strength but resilience and endurance. I can get a pump and get tired from curling a jug of milk 200 times... but I will not realistically see much growth from a load so light.

^^^this, my first hand experience. They make horses out of servicemen. Grab more and carry further.

[air2fakie]

I've been doing this for decades now off and on at the gym. Have I been lied to all these years? Is this a good way to do things?

"Good" is pretty subjective - Has it accomplished whatever your goals were / are?