19/03/2023
So, there is a misconception out there that you need to train to absolute failure each and every single set of each and every single exercise of each and every single workout. This, of course, is not necessarily true especially when the goal is to build muscle and strength. If the goal is endurance, maybe, but we want to stimulate protein synthesis as opposed to completely destroying a muscle expecting gains to be made.
This means leaving a few reps in the tank majority of the time is ideal. With that being said, that doesn't mean we should never train to failure. It just means we don't have to train to failure all the time to make gains. There are benefits to both which means both have their place. Training to failure allows for more metabolic stress and time under tension which are both key components to hypertrophy where as leaving reps in the tank allows for more overall volume (arguably the most important driver of hypertrophy) and rep quality doesn't diminish throughout the set. I personally like to leave a few reps in the tank about 90% of the time and go to failure periodically, more so on isolation exercises, to ensure I'm getting benefits of both styles of training.....
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