Going to Failure

[Landon S]

Should I be going to failure when doing push-ups? pull ups? or should I go to a certain # of reps?

I was thinking to build more muscular endurance going to failure might be better since im pushing till I cant do anymore. But limiting myself to a 'maximum' # of reps per set would let me do better quality reps with better form...

[SpeedKillz]

Should I be going to failure when doing push-ups? pull ups? or should I go to a certain # of reps?

I was thinking to build more muscular endurance going to failure might be better since im pushing till I cant do anymore. But limiting myself to a 'maximum' # of reps per set would let me do better quality reps with better form...

from what i understand, you should never work to failure...

[D.I.E.S.E.L]

Should I be going to failure when doing push-ups? pull ups? or should I go to a certain # of reps?

I was thinking to build more muscular endurance going to failure might be better since im pushing till I cant do anymore. But limiting myself to a 'maximum' # of reps per set would let me do better quality reps with better form...

um what I used to do was go to failure 1st like to see how many push-ups I can do, then after words put them into sets. Example, if I can go up to 90 pushups, I start out another day doing 20 reps for 5 sets=100pushups. Pullups-max 30+, work out of 8-10 reps 5sets.

[D.I.E.S.E.L]

from what i understand, you should never work to failure...

why you say that?

[BrooklynBomber]

why you say that?

because it is idiocy, it burns out your central nervous system with an evident benefit.

Say you can do 100 pushups to failure, but it would be better if you do three sets of 50, doing total of 150 pushups(remember, 10 sets of 3 = 3 sets of 10) and be less exhausted.

[D.I.E.S.E.L]

because it is idiocy, it burns out your central nervous system with an evident benefit.

Say you can do 100 pushups to failure, but it would be better if you do three sets of 50, doing total of 150 pushups(remember, 10 sets of 3 = 3 sets of 10) and be less exhausted.

lol I didn't mean go to failure then do a work out. I meant do that for 1 day this way you got something to work from...I think the results I got are fine, unless you don't understand what I mean.

[Landon S]

because it is idiocy, it burns out your central nervous system with an evident benefit.

Say you can do 100 pushups to failure, but it would be better if you do three sets of 50, doing total of 150 pushups(remember, 10 sets of 3 = 3 sets of 10) and be less exhausted.

thats sort of how Ive been doing it so far but I can only do around 50 till failure. So going by what your saying I should be doing 3 sets of 25??? that is just to easy. Sure I'd be able to do it everyday but its NOTHING. hell since I posted this Ive done 80 and I'll be doing more while waiting 4 a response. Well....how close to failure should I go each set? Since I can do 50 at once?

[Landon S]

FYI I do them proper. My chest touches each time, I actually go deeper than you could on the floor since I do them on dumbells which raises me about 3 inches.

[kamicazze]

always push a litle passed the comfort zone but not till failiure

[yidish pugilist]

on the heavy bags and mitts my trainer says never work to failure because of muscle memory....