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  1. LAandE

    Pull-ups: 3 sets to failure or add weight if completing more than 15 reps.

    Hey, taken from Mark Rippetoe's Practical Programming Novice Program, can someone please explain to me whether this means I should only add weight to pullups when i can do more than 15 in a single set or when I can do more than 15 across three sets (ie. 3x5). I tried googling and can't find the...
  2. F

    not going to failure in first sets

    for ex. 4 sets 6 reps, same weight so if i go to failure or very close to failure on 1 set i wont be able to do effectively 2, 3 and 4 set. so is it ok to go to failure only on the last set, and on the first sets stop when i got all planned reps or when my rep timing really slows donw and im...
  3. DKD

    Go to failure for hypertrophy?

    I've read enough to know that leaving a rep in the tank is a good approach for strength-oriented lifters, but what about if hypertrophy is your focus? I remember reading a while back on the over 35s section of bb.com a thread where several guys said they made their best gains when training to...
  4. TheGiftToLift

    Train to failure or failure at training?

    I was just wondering how you guys draw the line between keeping one or two reps in the tank, and not going hard enough? I find it hard to progress without really exerting myself, in fact since I have stopped training to failure my lifts have stalled. I guess due to the fact that I am not going...
  5. J

    What determins Muscle Failure

    What Determins Muscle Failure, I have just started lifting on a Home Gym, and have set the weights, so that I can do 10 - 12 Reps on the first set, things are sore by that point, on the second set I can just get to 8-10 Reps, after say 30-60 Second Rest period. I am not sore the next day or...
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