Strength Training
"Failure" to Stimulate Muscle Growth?
"Failure" to Stimulate Muscle Growth?
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By Dr. Andy Galpin
Do you need to hit 'failure' to stimulate muscle growth (hypertrophy)?
New review and meta-analysis by @MartinRefalo @jacksonfyfe @dlhamilton82, Eric Helms, & @EricTrexler clearly shows the answer is no.
Use a combination of failure & non-failure ("working").
Ex: Stick to working sets most of the time (12-20 per muscle, per week). Only hit failure on:
1. Safer exercises
2. Last set of each exercise/muscle group
3. When using low volume (<5 sets) or frequency (<2x/wk)
Read the full article here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36334240/
Meet the author
Dr. Andy Galpin
My goal is to enhance the human condition by providing the world with in-depth and entertaining health.
