Training to failure and not training to failure lead to comparable strength gains, although the increased risk of injury and overtraining may warrant a cautious approach to training to failure on a regular basis.

Muscle Strength

Training volume is one of the main drivers of muscular hypertrophy, behind only progressive overload training.If taking the majority of the sets of a training session to muscular failure leads to fatigue towards the end of the workout, however, this could mean a compromised ability to perform and thus a decrease of training volume.

Muscular Hypertrophy

Saving the set leading to failure for last, retaining the ability to perform a larger number of repetitions per set throughout the exercise could lead to a greater total training volume. This might be a good compromise between training volume, performance and still being able to reap any potential benefits of training to failure.

Save the Best for Last

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