so true!!! love it !!! and if you are actually training to failure most of the time you won't be able to do the same weight and reps again in the same workout. I know for me after my warm ups after I hit my best set every set after that is going to be less weight or less reps because of the fatigue of already giving that true maximal effort. if you can do 4 set in a row at the same weight and the same reps you could have done more in the beginning sets
14 feb 24 av medlem: ObeseToBeast123
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@OTB- I have learned a lot from him and he will train and tell the other trainer that you have to pay attention as they may have more in the tank! I love that and so right - it is great you have the discipline to do just that!!
14 feb 24 av medlem: Redporchlady
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I tend to go the opposite direction and work up to failure or near-failure for my last set 🤔 but yeah this is absolutely true, if you are training to build strength vs just burning calories (which is fine if that’s your goal!) your body will only adapt if you place those demands on it
14 feb 24 av medlem: ddrudd
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ddrudd wouldn't all those sets leading up to your final set be warm ups and your final set being the only real working set? then you have to ask the question if you did too much effort prior to your working set putting you in a fatigued state and not able to push to your true maximal effort for that set. PS there are a lot of people that train that way I've read and heard from some pretty reputable people that it's not optimal but is frequently taught to be done that way. just something to contemplate
14 feb 24 av medlem: ObeseToBeast123
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I guess you could consider them warm ups. But I don’t see them as a waste because strength endurance is an important foundation and I seem to ultimately have bigger jumps in strength when I put in the time in endurance rather than pushing for strength gains all the time. I also am not convinced that I should push to my true maximal effort in every workout, nor am I convinced that progress should be constant. I feel best overall when I take my foot off the throttle sometimes. Don’t get me wrong the sessions where I do push to the max are important too. Really I’m just trying to really focus on balance and longevity and how I feel day to day. I’m naturally an endurance athlete and have very little fast twitch in me so that may influence how I approach this as well 🤔
14 feb 24 av medlem: ddrudd
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Ddrud ohh yeah that's still good for endurance just maybe not the best for maximal hypertrophy/ Strenth gains. But at the end of the day train the way you enjoy and makes you happy in your pursuit of your individual goals. I think you have been doing awesome. Keep kicking butt !
14 feb 24 av medlem: ObeseToBeast123
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Totally it’s all about what your goals are 😄 or another way of saying it “there are no wrong answers only consequences”
14 feb 24 av medlem: ddrudd
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I never count my repetitions. I just go until I think I'm going to blow out a blood vessel in my eyes. I dislike strength training, but it helps immensely as a boost for all my favorite cardio (dancing, swimming, hiking, etc.).
14 feb 24 av medlem: JustBananas
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Thanks for reminding us of this. I have actually been putting this into practice of late as I'm trying to get back to my weight selection before heart surgery. I got a bit complacent for a bit and wasn't getting results. I think I was afraid of too much weight but once I started lifting to failure, I started to feel stronger. 💪
14 feb 24 av medlem: Diana 1234
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