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Dec 14, 2021 25 min

Should you train to failure?

from Wise Lifting with Luke Tulloch Hosted by Luke Tulloch

As we approach muscular failure, muscle fibre recruitment goes up. This stimulates the motor units that contain the majority of the large, highly-responsive fibres to grow. So in simple terms, the idea is that the last 5ish reps before failure are “stimulatory reps” because they involve both full motor unit recruitment and a high level of tension. But recent research indicates training to failure is not necessary. So should you train to failure? Are 'effective reps' a crock of shit? Listen in and I'll give you my take. www.luketulloch.com @_luketulloch

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