How often should you train to FAILURE?

“Do you train until failure every set?” No, and honestly you really shouldn’t. Taking a set to true muscular failure creates a lot of fatigue, and even though it’s more conducive to hypertrophy, it’s gonna take much longer to recover from. So instead of going balls to the wall on every set every single session, I recommend leaving anywhere from 1-4 reps in reserve, so that you train close enough to failure to benefit from hypertrophy, but you’re not creating nearly as much fatigue. Then every so often, you can take a few sets to failure to gauge how hard you need to be working, and to make sure that those 1-4 reps you have left in the tank are actually close enough to your true failure to be meaningful.

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[MaxEuceda]

Training to failure should be incorporated into your routine every now and then, but you shouldn't push every single set as hard as you possibly can (unless you're doing very low volume, and getting proper recovery). For most people, it's much more ideal to train CLOSE to failure, which means you still need to train hard, but not at 110% max effort. I do recommend taking some sets to failure to get an idea of how hard you need to be working though, because if you don't understand what true failure feels like, you won't know what "close to failure" feels like either.

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[weakstrong]

I train to failure every set, otherwise I feel like I’ve done nothing. Plus I’m growing as a result

[liquidcancer]

Most people suck at gauging where their limits are, including me. That's why I only stop when I just can't get the weight up anymore.

[batman-srpx]

You build resistance to fatigue. You'll recover faster after the first few times because of the stimulus.

[alviandrapiero]

i just started hitting the gym about a week ago, when i first started my friend who introduced me to the gym taught me to do pulls and so i did it until i can't even do a single reps on anything, the day after it and two was really painful but kinda addicting, makes me want to go to the gym more.

[omadaiz]

i've always been going to failure for the last 2 sets of each workout lmao

[Biolo-G_KJ]

Most dudes here that say they train to failure all the time are either beginners, don't truly train to failure but think they do or do so little volume that training like that simply becomes less optimal.

[godislove.]

I train to faliure every set and i dont feel fatigued the next couple of hour or the next day.

[HLKaustEnjoyer]

Not training to failure is like not training at all

[Abuuthmanmohammed]

But every time I train till failure it benefits me more

[rese]

Natty or not your content is still a hidden gem. N I’ll stick with you.

[Dakiller]

In my experience the more compound your exercise is such as squats or deadlifts, the more you dont need to go into failure. The opposite applies to isolation exercises. Maybe a failure set for the last set should be enough

[Toast]

I train to failure pretty much every time because I can’t count

[SomD]

Who else trains to failure because they want to be proud that they work hard that day

[MuscleManSupreme]

If I feel like my other sets went by too quick, I'll bring up the weight and push till technical failure.

[RajvirMalhi]

I recommend training to failure on everything just reduce the volume from 20 sets down to 14-15 sets and for small muscles from 14 down to 10 sets

[Clickclips]

Or on your last set you push until failure

[hellfire]

Where do you train that you have to wear mask all the time? I can't imagine training with that thing.

[KI-ifqz]

I personally take every set to failure and i like to train like that way and sometimes i superset

[learngeographywithalex]

For me it's the last set of each exercise or at least one rep away