Poll: Failure Training yes or no

[T_Soulja99]

What do you think? Do you hit failure on your last set everytime or not. Also do you think it is good or bad to hit failure on your final set of every exercise.

I hit failure on every exercise and I see it as not going all-out if you don't, but i heard that this can be bad.

What about everyone else?

[LiL USMC BBer]

failure is good.

But I don't do it all the time. Cause then you completely wear yourself out for other movements. Which isn't good.

I like to go to failure on the last set of usually every movement. Like if I'm doing a new weight I never did before I'll be like "I'm gonna go to failure.."

[Dominik]

What do you think? Do you hit failure on your last set everytime or not. Also do you think it is good or bad to hit failure on your final set of every exercise.

I hit failure on every exercise and I see it as not going all-out if you don't, but i heard that this can be bad.

What about everyone else?

When you say "hit failure", do you mean unassisted, as in you can't push out another rep? That to me is RM. Reaching total failure (failure training) is something else.

As was discussed on a recent failure thread, most people think RM = failure. That's just doing what you're supposed to be doing, which is reach a point where you can't push out another rep, unassisted, with the same weight. I like to call it "hitting targets." Going beyond that by using techniques like forced reps, rest-pauses, drop sets, etc. is something else.

[LiL USMC BBer]

I guess I don't use total failure either.

WHen I do wanna go to failure I'll uusallly rep it out until no more then have someone spot me for another rep or two.

[W8isGR8]

When you say "hit failure", do you mean unassisted, as in you can't push out another rep? That to me is RM. Reaching total failure (failure training) is something else.

As was discussed on a recent failure thread, most people think RM = failure. That's just doing what you're supposed to be doing, which is reach a point where you can't push out another rep, unassisted, with the same weight. I like to call it "hitting targets." Going beyond that by using techniques like forced reps, rest-pauses, drop sets, etc. is something else.

yeah, what he said

[$AJ]

lmao, for christ sakes, there's a 6 page topic right baove this one.

[dirty-jersey]

Right now I am doing Max-OT. One of the main principles Max-OT uses is going to positive failure on every set. Is there something wrong with that, that the noobs in the body building community should know about? I have heard that failure can be bad without warming up.


Is there any truth to this?

Thanks in advance

[Mr Lee]

failure begets failure. Why train to failure when you can train to success

[rizay]

I train past (mental) failure on one set per exercise, usually four per bodypart or split.

Taxing on the CNS, so I can only handle four days a week, 8-12 weeks without a break. Sometimes I just go in for the "pump", as I do like to still mix it up, but failure is about 80% of my strength training.

I haven't hit a serious plateau (barring any injuries) in 5 years of training this way.

I wouldn't recommend for someone who hasn't been training at least 5 years.

[Tyrbolift]

failure begets failure. Why train to failure when you can train to success

I don't train to failure. I train to success--the last rep I can do successfully (proper form, full ROM).
But not EVERY set. I don't want to be overly successful, for I am a man of the common people.

[Xikaj]

do failure only on the last set. thats my word.

[aqua-beowulf]

When you say "hit failure", do you mean unassisted, as in you can't push out another rep? That to me is RM. Reaching total failure (failure training) is something else.

As was discussed on a recent failure thread, most people think RM = failure. That's just doing what you're supposed to be doing, which is reach a point where you can't push out another rep, unassisted, with the same weight. I like to call it "hitting targets." Going beyond that by using techniques like forced reps, rest-pauses, drop sets, etc. is something else.

Yep! And next time original poster, do a search

[MrSinister]

ive never trained to failure unless its been an accident and i overestimated the weight.. the last rep to me is the last one i can cleanly do without dropping the bar on myself
if u go till failure then that means u need a spotter to help u out, aka a fake rep!