A Crash Course in Training to Failure: What it Means & How to Use it Appropriately | PD Podcast Ep.144

We have a very special guest today! Physique Development's own Coach Charlotte joins us to discuss training to failure. Training to failure is when you absolutely cannot perform another rep while keeping good form—but there are multiple different types of failure. Listen in as Alex and Charlotte dig into failure plus hear Charlotte’s own experiences when training to true failure. As always, it is our goal not only to supply you, the listener, with valuable insights on the topics or questions but also to plant some seeds for further research and thought. Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you loved this episode! Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (0:25) Why Charlotte is so excited to build a home gym (3:43) Today's topic: a deep dive into training to failure (4:08) Defining what training to "failure" really means (5:46) Breaking down the different types of failure (5:55) 1) Psychological failure (9:15) 2) Systemic/cardiovascular fatigue (12:21) 3) Local muscular failure (22:26) 4) Technical failure (29:34) Mental benefits of training to failure (33:27) Hypertrophy benefits of training to failure (36:58) Prerequisites you need before starting to attempt to push sets to failure (42:18) Charlotte's first experience pushing to failure (46:24) The worst & best exercises to push to failure (48:18) How we encourage clients to get comfortable with failing safely (50:32) Training to failure if you train alone (52:18) Pushing compound vs accessory movements to failure (54:21) The differences between lengthened vs shortened-biased movements when pushing to failure (58:22) Final thoughts Have questions for future episodes or have a topic you'd like us to cover? Submit them here - https://forms.gle/AEu5vMKNLDfmc24M7 Connect with Coach Charlotte: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cmjones.fit Apply for coaching - https://physiquedevelopment.typeform.com/to/SNcJCNmE Additional Resources: Our FULL 12-Week Glute Program is LIVE - https://dedicated-artist-6006.ck.page/fdf6fcd8da?utm_source=PD&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=12WeekGluteProgram&utm_id=12WeekGluteprogram Check out our FREE 4-Week Glute Program - https://bit.ly/podcastglutes Inquire to learn about nutrition-only coaching WITH exercise review - https://bit.ly/optimizeglutes Interested in the Physique Development Training Club App? Join here! - https://physiquedevelopment.app Keep up to date with all things PD, get exclusive content, snag freebies, and more by joining our email list! - https://dedicated-artist-6006.ck.page/emailsignup Grab a band tee here! - https://shopphysiquedevelopment.com Looking to hire the last coach you'll ever need? Apply here - https://physiquedevelopment.typeform.com/to/ewAMxk1w Interested in competition prep? Apply here - https://physiquedevelopment.typeform.com/to/Ii2UNA For more videos, articles, and information, head to - https://physiquedevelopment.com To follow the team on Instagram: Coach Alex - https://www.instagram.com/alexbush__ Coach Sue - https://www.instagram.com/suegainz Physique Development - https://www.instagram.com/physiquedevelopment_ If you would like to support Physique Development and this podcast, please head over to your favorite podcast app and leave us a rating and review! This goes a long way in supporting this podcast and helps us continue to bring high-quality, honest, content to you in the form of a podcast. Thank you for listening and we will see you all next time! ---- Produced by: David Margittai | In Post Media Website: https://www.inpostmedia.com Email: [email protected] © 2023, Physique Development LLC. All rights reserved.