Hey everyone, just a question, about attitude, and failure (not that sort). I’m motivated, proud and i work hard to gain. This means in my natural mindset, say i was at 5 reps and i felt failure, i might cheat one, then contract the muscle fucking hard isometrically, just to really kill it. This seems natural to me.
But there’s a body of evidence and opinion that training to absolute fatigue deosn’t get as many fast twitches, right?
So my question is- how can you a) train hard, b) not go to failure and c) make gains, simultaneously?
Sorry if it seems a stupid question, its just a paradox for me. Thanks
I think you can forget the details and ask yourself
“Am I stronger than last week?”.
“Is there more weight on the bar than last week?”
“Am I bigger/heavier than last month?”
“Can I do more reps with this weight than last week?”
If you find yourself saying “No!” to these questions then you need to rethink your time in the gym.
For me, I am one of those that actually get great results from H.I.T. Others HATE it. I am a “to failure” type of guy and do well with low volume and 2x - 3x per week training.
Experiment and see what works best.
And by “works best”, you must be answering “Yes!” to the above questions.