I go to failure on pretty much every set in some way or another.....
Depends on your goals.
It's those last couple of reps where the magic happens, everything before that is foreplay
Surely couldn't hurt, right?
Personally I avoid going to failure, I would rather go for a new PR, that way you are training to succeed rather that practising to fail.
This discussion has been had in the past. Personally I think going to failure is bad for your state of mind, as it reinforces the idea that failing to complete a lift is OK, as such you are effectively training your body and mind that it is OK to fail.
I think a workout should be completed on a positive note (a successful lift) rather than a negative (a failed lift).
You say the wackiest things MickyPersonally I avoid going to failure, I would rather go for a new PR, that way you are training to succeed rather that practising to fail.
This discussion has been had in the past. Personally I think going to failure is bad for your state of mind, as it reinforces the idea that failing to complete a lift is OK, as such you are effectively training your body and mind that it is OK to fail.
I think a workout should be completed on a positive note (a successful lift) rather than a negative (a failed lift).
I think a workout should be completed on a positive note (a successful lift) rather than a negative (a failed lift).
Welcome back Big Mick.
I gotta disagree with you Mick. I think going to failure is great for the state of mind, it builds intestinal fortitude. I dislike having to pull up one rep shy of failure (but do at times to keep volume up).
Fook me, if it was a successful way to train I'd take every set to absolute screaming your tits off shaking like a epileptic losing bowel control failure, just for the mental toughness it breeds. But its not the best way to train.
I think this is right.
Oly lifts - No, don't go to failure.
Strength training - No, need to keep speed up don't you.
Bodybuilding - Yes, as long as still getting enough volume.