anabolic response
You may have heard that you should train to muscle failure for most strength training sets to maximize gains in strength and muscle size. But is that good advice? Here are five reasons you shouldn’t lift to failure too often.
For years, trainers have said to train hard to boost hormones like testosterone and growth hormone, anabolic hormones that aid in muscle growth. No doubt, you SHOULD train hard but not necessarily to churn out more growth hormone and testosterone. Research suggests that even if you do produce more of these hormones briefly in response to exercise, it may not increase your gains. Find out more.
