Training to Failure

Greetings all,

I've got what appears to be a simple question on the surface: In regards to the Foundation series should we be aiming to train to failure or not? Also, what is classified as mastery?

Thanks in advance for your help. 

SuperBru said:

Greetings all,

 

I've got what appears to be a simple question on the surface: In regards to the Foundation series should we be aiming to train to failure or not? Also, what is classified as mastery?

 

Thanks in advance for your help. 

That's two questions

1- No

2- The ability to perform the required sets/time for the number of sets with the appropriate mobility with grace and ease.

FredInChina said:

That's two questions

 

1- No

 

2- The ability to perform the required sets/time for the number of sets with the appropriate mobility with grace and ease.

'Ease' is the wrong term. It's going to be difficult; you're strongly exerting yourself. However, every rep should be clean: with good form and tempo.

Joshua Slocum said:

'Ease' is the wrong term. It's going to be difficult; you're strongly exerting yourself. However, every rep should be clean: with good form and tempo.

Thank you for this precision: Make it "apparent ease" then 

(As in nobody will know how hard you are working by just watching you perform )

FredInChina said:

Thank you for this precision: Make it "apparent ease" then 

(As in nobody will know how hard you are working by just watching you perform )

Yeah that's a good term for it. Basically, the last rep should look just as good as the first. 

FredInChina said:

Thank you for this precision: Make it "apparent ease" then 

(As in nobody will know how hard you are working by just watching you perform )

I like that good rule of thumb

You shouldn't train to failure, if we define failure as not being able to do more time/reps with good form.

One shouldn't mistake that as training always within our comfort zone, though.

Thanks guys, your posts have really helped clear things up for me.