I went to failure on close grip bench this week with no spotter.
DC made me do it, I did a kippling bench thingy to get the bar up to the lower pins.
good thing it was close grip.
I went to failure on close grip bench this week with no spotter.
DC made me do it, I did a kippling bench thingy to get the bar up to the lower pins.
good thing it was close grip.
I went to failure on close grip bench this week with no spotter.
DC made me do it, I did a kippling bench thingy to get the bar up to the lower pins.
good thing it was close grip.
Kipping Bench for reps? CFers would be proud.
Failure is not necessary but not a bad thing either.
I think that avoiding failure all the time can lead to soft training and using the avoidance of failure as an excuse to not push yourself very hard.
Very well said...
would you say it is a good idea to fail on the last set only?
Lee Haney suggests to stimulate not annihilate and recommends to pyramid weight up to the last set:
Bench press: 5 x 8-10
1) 40 kg x 10
2) 55 kg x 10
3) 70 kg x 10
4) 80 kg x 10 - approaching failure
5) 85 kg x 8-9- failure
This is a classic bodybuilding method, progressive overload.would you say it is a good idea to fail on the last set only?
Lee Haney suggests to stimulate not annihilate and recommends to pyramid weight up to the last set:
Bench press: 5 x 8-10
1) 40 kg x 10
2) 55 kg x 10
3) 70 kg x 10
4) 80 kg x 10 - approaching failure
5) 85 kg x 8-9- failure
would you say it is a good idea to fail on the last set only?
Lee Haney suggests to stimulate not annihilate and recommends to pyramid weight up to the last set:
Bench press: 5 x 8-10
1) 40 kg x 10
2) 55 kg x 10
3) 70 kg x 10
4) 80 kg x 10 - approaching failure
5) 85 kg x 8-9- failure
IMO this workload isn't optimal for hypertrophy. If you're approaching failure on set 4 then I'd only see sets 4 and 5 as work sets and I don't reckon 18-19 reps is sufficient for hypertrophy.
Volume like that worked for me to begin with, but I needed more as I got stronger. I kept the same format and added another exercise, generally.
Not that I'm all that strong now...
All of the pros seem to do the same. They ramp up to the last two working sets.
Are you a pro?
why not? Anything above 60 % RM will stimulate hypertrophy. Besides it all adds up to the volume?
IMO this workload isn't optimal for hypertrophy. If you're approaching failure on set 4 then I'd only see sets 4 and 5 as work sets and I don't reckon 18-19 reps is sufficient for hypertrophy.
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