Strength Training Tips

We all know that lifting weights will make your muscles become stronger but the question that often comes up is – do you need to take every set to complete failure to get the most out of your training? Just like most questions relating to health and fitness the answer is not that simple and to find what works best for you it requires a better understanding of how to use the appropriate amount of intensity with your training. For example, the difference between taking a set of squats with 1-3 reps to failure versus a set of 12-15 reps to failure is significant in many ways. In this article, I will look more closely at what it means to take a set to failure and provide you with my suggestion of how to get the most out of your workouts without posing risk of injury to your body.

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