First off, I'm not a bodybuilder, I'm an extreme/endurance athlete. With that said, I'm super interested in what you qualify as training "to failure." I only do bench press/incline bench and military press, for legs squats and sometimes deadlifts. Basically I do compound lifts to failure, which in my book looks like a couple times a week I do sets of each of these until I can't lift -20% of max for eight reps. Example: lets say Tuesday and Friday I do shoulder press starting off at 75lbs. I add 10lbs up to my max of 115lbs. This takes four sets, so then I do sets of 8-12 reps of 115lbs for lets say 11 sets before I have to take 10lbs off to make 8 reps... follow me? When I can't do 85lbs for 8 reps I'm at "failure." Usually takes about 15 sets.
SO what's "to failure" mean for you?
Stats:
53 years old
6'1"
205 lbs
~10.5% BF
SO what's "to failure" mean for you?
Stats:
53 years old
6'1"
205 lbs
~10.5% BF