Training to Failure
By strengthening the muscles that support your joints, strength training may lower the risk of sports and exercise injuries. The key is to do it safely and to avoid strength training injuries. How can you do that? Here are seven ways to lower your risk of training injuries when building strength.
There are two types of muscle failure: mechanical failure and metabolic failure. Do you know the difference between the two? In this article, you’ll learn the difference, along with guidelines on whether you should train to muscle failure and how often.
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.
Training to failure is a common strategy for boosting muscle hypertrophy and strength gains. But, are there drawbacks to doing so? Let’s look at some of the potential cons to training to failure and whether you really need to.
Should you train to failure or not? If so, do it judiciously. Here are five rules for training to failure without overtraining or getting injured.
Muscle failure or muscle fatigue? What’s the difference? This article looks at how muscle fatigue and failure differ and why you should train to failure only in moderation.
Do you need to train to failure to maximize your strength gains? It’s a contentious question. Find out what research shows about strength training to failure – whether it’s necessary or not when you’re serious about getting your strongest.
Muscles grow when you subject them to heavier loads than their accustomed to. One way to do this is by lifting to muscle failure. This technique is common among lifters trying to develop strength. Is it necessary to use this technique to maximize muscle growth? Find out what research shows.
