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- Jan 19, 2011
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Re: Train to Failure?
My point exactly, there's a lot of information out there, which ones are correct? I've lifted since I was 16, but never, ever did it right. (Post the poster next to the bench, if it says 3x8 I did 3x8. Increase weight? Can't do 3x8, so that's wrong. Guess how far I got?) Now I kinda know better, what 45 years later? (Quick study, huh?)
Okay, say today I'm doing my arms, one type of exercise for say the biceps, go to failure and that's it? Or 3 different types of exercises going to failure on all 3? (note, the following two exercises will be quick and dirty, just saying.) Failure. Is it where I can't lift it off the mat, or where I can't complete the exercise? I.e., like my seated barbell curls, helping it up just enough to finish, or just go to the stick point? Keep going till I can't pull it up at all? Sets/reps, so on and so forth, don't have time to play, gotta get it right the first time kinda thang.
Note, I don't want to be a body builder, nor a power lifter, just want/need to add a lot of muscle, eliminate as much fat as I can and keep in shape. If I could get to 230# and 10% bf I will have arrived. (Note, currently 235 and 30% bf, yech!)
I talked to a mod at another board about this and he said not to train to failure ... he also told me not to exceed 15 reps when I train ... while another guy told me exactly the opposite. This is really confusing.
My point exactly, there's a lot of information out there, which ones are correct? I've lifted since I was 16, but never, ever did it right. (Post the poster next to the bench, if it says 3x8 I did 3x8. Increase weight? Can't do 3x8, so that's wrong. Guess how far I got?) Now I kinda know better, what 45 years later? (Quick study, huh?)
Okay, say today I'm doing my arms, one type of exercise for say the biceps, go to failure and that's it? Or 3 different types of exercises going to failure on all 3? (note, the following two exercises will be quick and dirty, just saying.) Failure. Is it where I can't lift it off the mat, or where I can't complete the exercise? I.e., like my seated barbell curls, helping it up just enough to finish, or just go to the stick point? Keep going till I can't pull it up at all? Sets/reps, so on and so forth, don't have time to play, gotta get it right the first time kinda thang.
Note, I don't want to be a body builder, nor a power lifter, just want/need to add a lot of muscle, eliminate as much fat as I can and keep in shape. If I could get to 230# and 10% bf I will have arrived. (Note, currently 235 and 30% bf, yech!)