08/04/2021
SHOULD YOU BE TRAINING TO FAILURE?
For the most part, training to failure is not something we want to do all the time. This could lead to inadequate recovery from session to session affecting the total volume performed over a week. It would be better to appropriately spread that volume.
Now, this is not to say we should not train hard ,that we may not be training as hard as we can which could mean we are missing out on some benefits of training. There is a difference between training hard and training to failure. It is important to get away from the concept that training to failure = training hard. Rather, we want to train smarter and have intent going to each training session.
While it would not be wise to always train to failure, there are certain situations where it can be applied. For example, training to failure with single joint exercises, at the end of a training session with enough time to recovery before your next session would be a good approach to take in applying this.