Should You Train To Failure?

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[isaacwinters]

Technical failure might be the best (or better) way of “training to failure” principles.

[mysmartieteevee]

Just constantly experiment and do what's optimum for yourself. Everyone responds differently.

[robertwhite]

When I train to failure on most compound movements or lifts, it totally fries my nervous system. I literally feel like I have mild flu for days afterwards, and I become physically useless whilst recovering. Everyone is built differently and some will get away with it of even get benefits, but if you're someone who's got other things to do outside of training (e.g a job and family) it's probably not worth it as a regular thing.

[minileo]

David Goggins:"Nah I'd do it just for my mentality"

[servntPGR]

Training to failure makes me skip later training days due to soreness... sticking to progressive overload is best

[drewpfeif]

I think a lot of people who train close to failure, don't realize that they're capable of doing more reps than they know. You gotta push your limits to grow. In all aspects of life.

[GeorgesonOfficial]

I think there should definitely be days here and there where you fully train to failure but it should not be every session, I think it can be very good done in moderate amounts but doing it every time is begging to get injured. Also, I think most of us are actually not that capable to train to that "complete failure" that will lead to those really higher risk of injuries, most people don't even have the will power to push that far.

[higherresolution]

As the great old-school bodybuilder, Tom Platz, says, training to failure means training to the point where you are going to lose form, then stopping.

[corenko]

Intensity all the way. If I’m leaving reps in the tank, I feel like I’m not training

[tomisinolujinmi]

I completely agree. If you're going to failure every rep, you'll stop going to the gym eventually, either from exhaustion or mental fatigue. Going to failure on the last set on the other hand may have some value.

[senghbeh]

Failure will get you injured because of the ego. Especially if you do not use a spotter.
I stay in the gym no longer then 40 mins. Warm up and get to it. Consistency is King.

[ChrisPBacon]

This doesn't apply to everyone. I train to failure nearly every set i do with calisthenics to try to progressively overload. The only downside for me is that my form breaks over time in my attempt to get a new pr, so every 2 or 3 weeks, I do super strict form to failure.

[mkthefit]

Very true, a lot of people who exercise can benefit from this.

[youtuberdisguiser]

It has Value for strength, in the sense that it is good for hypertrophy.
Thing is, there's a high amount of fatigue, which is why you shouldn't do it on compounds, but it's fine for isolations.

[huntmatthewd]

Everyone should do bodyweight to failure at least some of the time. Just make sure to recover.

[KayEnFX]

i would love to watch a video of him just working out as he would normally, would be interesting (possibly on a vlog channel or something)

[peacefulbeast]

Yeah but the opposite argument could be made that going to failure is basically giving it everything you had. And that that builds more mental energy and gives you that edge.

[timkania]

It depends.. For max strength id say never go beyond "technical failure", since its too risky for injuries and you will be too fatiqued too soon, for max strength you want to train the efficiency of the specific movement, Not Only one muscle. For Hypertrophy on the other Hand, especially for more isolated exercises, failure is pretty useful since the exercise isn't that fatiguing for your CNS anyways (fatigue isn't only generated through intensity but also complexity of movement) and you can therefore safe much time in the Gym with more gains. Just make sure you adapt volume with higher intensity (Not more then 2 Sets) and warm Up properly.

[mooseoncaffeine]

I train to failure on (almost) every single set, and i feel great all the time. It may be because im still young and spry, but going to failure never affected me negatively. Studies show that its at least more effective than NOT going to failure. But you do you, of course.