Lifting Intensity

[lilj888]

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[holy ghost]

lift until failure always

REMEMBER forced reps get you strong as an ox and force growth!!!!

 

[lilj888]

so why dont u lift past failure? or do u mean forced reps as in u push yourself not a spotter?

 

[holy ghost]

bro i do rest pause and also forced reps

research!!!!

 

[layinback]

to failure. i do negatives, forced reps and statics.

drop sets with minimal rest are highly intense.

 

[holy ghost]

well put!

 

[Powerbuilder333]

IMO most intesity multipliers work great for a short while, but soon my central nervous system gets overloaded.
Simple failure on the powerlifts works best in the long run.

 

[layinback]

IMO most intesity multipliers work great for a short while, but soon my central nervous system gets overloaded.
Simple failure on the powerlifts works best in the long run.

you are right bro- if you train to failure and incorporate drops, statics, forced reps
you HAVE to reduce some frequency, rest properly and diet has to be spot on. if i fuck up and lose sleep on this type of training i get a sore throat and feel like ass for two or three days.

 

[holy ghost]

damn
word i need to go to sleep before i get sick

 

[rambleon]

I lift to failure as a sort of base. Then every couple of weeks i do a session for each bodypart where i focus on negatives or do drop sets or static exercises and so on. Never let the muscles get too used to anything. Keep stressing them. Keep the mofos guessing.

 

[AAP]

Lifting past failure (forced reps) is counter productive. Because you are simply moving a weight throught a range of motion with assistance. So why bother?

I go to the rep before failure. That means that if the tenth rep is the one where I push off and the bar stops moving and I come to a dead standstill... then I will have quit at rep 9.

I believe in volume training and there is no way you can volume train and go to, let alone past failure every set without screwing up your CNS recovery.

 

[holy ghost]

absoultely, i use it sparingly

and only advocate what has produced results for ME and MY circle

 

[halfcenturian]

each set to failure.

 

[advanced-stealth]

I like to mix it up.

 

[Pat_McCrotch]

Lifting past failure (forced reps) is counter productive. Because you are simply moving a weight throught a range of motion with assistance. So why bother?

I go to the rep before failure. That means that if the tenth rep is the one where I push off and the bar stops moving and I come to a dead standstill... then I will have quit at rep 9.

I believe in volume training and there is no way you can volume train and go to, let alone past failure every set without screwing up your central nervous system recovery.

Is that not the same as going to failure. Do a set until you cant do it anymore? or do you always have a set number of reps and try to hit that everytime?

 

[navigatorrs]

I go to failure most of the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BigGuyPHX]

There is no "I" in failure!!! LOL

Depends... What muscle, what movement, what I am trying to achieve, etc.

I personally like to use my last sets on a muscle group to train to past failure. I feel finished off that way... drop sets, negs, spot help, and holds.

I train to failure but about every 3rd wrokout per muscle group the gloves come off and I train past failure. I feel this is a good way to shock the muscle plus not risking injury like if you went past failure every time you train.

My brother a 30 year vet sez to me all the time...
"Remember its BODYBUILDING not BODYDESTRUCTION... let the cement harden before you start building on it"

The idea here is destroying the muscle every time you train will slow down your gains.

BigGuyPHX

 

[AAP]

Is that not the same as going to failure. Do a set until you cant do it anymore? or do you always have a set number of reps and try to hit that everytime?

No, because I stop one rep short.

 

[BigGuyPHX]

There is no "I" in failure!!! LOL

Depends... What muscle, what movement, what I am trying to achieve, etc.

I personally like to use my last sets on a muscle group to train to past failure. I feel finished off that way... drop sets, negs, spot help, and holds.

I train to failure but about every 3rd wrokout per muscle group the gloves come off and I train past failure. I feel this is a good way to shock the muscle plus not risking injury like if you went past failure every time you train.

My brother a 30 year vet sez to me all the time...
"Remember its BODYBUILDING not BODYDESTRUCTION... let the cement harden before you start building on it"

The idea here is destroying the muscle every time you train will slow down your gains.

BigGuyPHX

I agree!!! Great post!!!

Oh wait! Thats my post!

Sorry,
BigGuyPHX

 

[holy ghost]

Lol