Should You Train to Failure to Build Muscle? (Mike Mentzer, High-Intensity Training)

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[@surajrudrapaul7104]

Its really helpful

[@michaelholland6533]

I ran into a wall about 5 years into working out where my progress had slowed to a crawl. The next 3 years I kept up my training, but made little to no progress. I figured I was probably nearing my limits. Last November, on a whim, I decided to give HIT a chance. The results after 11 months have been beyond what I could have hoped for. I am far stronger, lagging body parts I thought were due to genetics have filled out (calves, rear delts) and my usual aches and pains went away. The pictures from last year to now are pretty astounding. I’m not saying HIT will work for everyone, but it would be an understatement to say it has worked for me. I wish I had given it a shot a long time ago.

[@DS-xl1ro]

I'm 61 yoa. Buildng muscle and gaining muscle definition is not my goal. Older males have lower T levels making muscle gains difficult. It's doubtful someone my age will gain any appreciable muscle mass/definition. I focus on increasing strength. That is a more realistic goal. Older folks that lift weights can increase their strength. This is a better barometer for gains for older folks.

[@Fitand50Formula]

Gaining strength is a great goal

[@westfieldartworks8188]

Always training to muscular failure may actually train your nervous system to fail. Instead of insisting to yourself that you complete all reps to their conclusions, your brain instead gets very comfortable with the idea of missing last reps, letting bars fall to the floor, and/or handing bars off to spotters. That I believe was my experience once I took on the " always train to complete failure " approach to training. My approach now is to leave 1 rep in the tank, and demand of myself that I complete all reps fully.

[@Fitand50Formula]

I try to stick to technical failure but because I’m always trying to one more rep than last time I do occasionally hit momentary muscular failure.

[@westfieldartworks8188]

@@Fitand50Formula I think you're right about that. Technical failure - and reaching it, is probably the key. After all, once technical failure is reached, what are we then doing? Bringing in some other muscle groups to help, or....brining in some outside force like momentum to finish the rep? I may be not understanding portions of this,...but somewhere in there the part about training to technical failure seems right. Vince Gironda also believed that reaching technical failure in your set, should be seen as....your final rep.

[@foxdogs1st]

@@westfieldartworks8188 I use to train every set to muscular failure...not sure it did anything more for me other then just mess with my recovery time. I think technical failure is as far as I need to go. ( last complete full rep )

[@shawnchristopherwhite3271]

​@@Fitand50FormulaYou are the man - thanks for articulating that, "Technical failure". I concentrate on the eccentric part of the lift - controlled and slower than just ego lifting too heavy weights up at any cost and then dropping the uncontrolled weight back down. Technical failure is the opposite of that. If you can control the weight in the eccentric you will progress to heavier weights. It requires cutting weight down in the beginning stages compared to ego-lifting - but you can build up past the ego weights cleanly over time, by getting strong on the eccentrics in my opinion. And you reach real technical failure.

[@GreyWolfFitness]

I think that’s why Arthur Jones preferred machines as that took away the risk factor when form broke down

[@Fitand50Formula]

I would agree 👍

[@balamurugan-ds8cg]

Mike mentzer is greatest scientist in bodybuilding Era.😊😊

[@tcb5141]

No.. that was Frank Zane

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He has a myriad of fans

[@shantanusapru]

Nice, balanced, sane & practical video!

[@Fitand50Formula]

Thank you!!

[@AndyL940]

Always an interesting topic. My friend is a concreter and his right arm is considerably bigger from work. No training to failure just 8 hours a day of work. Genetics play a huge part

[@Fitand50Formula]

It’s true some guys seem to get bigger by just looking at the weights. I’ve never been so blessed. Fortunately, I love to train.

[@dwaynecunningham2164]

I like Mike!

[@alanobrien9362]

Great video, I've just posted on the FB 50 + fitness page. Hope the admin team approve it.

[@Fitand50Formula]

Glad you enjoyed it, Alan!

[@edwhite2255]

What do you think about zone training, like doing the lower part of bench press to failure then doing the mid range to failure, then doing your extended range to failure?

[@Fitand50Formula]

To get complete development of a muscle it’s advantageous to work it in all the planes of motion that it functions in.

[@marksmith926]

Great video, taught me something, thanks

[@Fitand50Formula]

Thanks Mark glad you enjoyed it!

[@edwhite2255]

How about rest-pause training like myo reps?

[@Fitand50Formula]

I do rest pauses. I like them to be a little longer, 30 to 45 seconds, and I think it is an effective way to get another set in. I’ve never tried mayo reps, but they sound like something that would be worth doing, and I’m sure at some point, I’ll give them a go.

[@adegbenroagoro5180]

It seems then that I train with respect to TECHNICAL FAILURE and an RIR of 0-1.

[@Fitand50Formula]

That’s a close to failure as a person needs to go

[@johngrantland680]

Training to failure is one way to build muscle.

[@foxdogs1st]

Which form of failure do you use for most exercises ? I use machines mostly so any form I could do.

[@Fitand50Formula]

I like to go to technical failure. Which is the last rep you can do with good form.

[@foxdogs1st]

@@Fitand50Formula I'm 41 and still training. I trained for a long in my 20s got bored, stopped. I been training now for the last 3 years. I always enjoyed it when I was doing it. However, in hindsight I believe I worked out too much was a gym rat and not really sure it was the best strategy.

[@dwaynecunningham2164]

Great work, King!!

[@Fitand50Formula]

Thanks Dwayne!

[@Explorshon123]

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[@DORITOSTHEGREATANDPOWERFUL]

You should train.