JoeMama
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Nope, not another "is it good to train to failure" question. It's more of a "what is failure question". I'll always train to failure on some workouts and not on others, but here's the question.
Say I'm benching and going to failure. One day the gym has great music blasting, I've had a good day and I'm just all psyched - I'm doing my last set and mentally I think "if I can get 4 here it's a new PR" - I feel the adreniline rush as I get under it, number 2 is hard, but I'm not stopping, I barely get 3, but there's no way I'm stopping, on number 4 the bar goes a little crooked and my spotter gives a fingers worth of help to finish off the set.
A week or so later, I go to the gym. They're playing Lawrence Welk on the radio, I had a crappy day, I'm there alone and on the last set I ask some jackass for a spot. Same weight, I want to get 4 on my own. Half way through the 2nd on I think "damn this is hard, maybe I can get 3" - and on the 3rd one the idiot I asked to spot needs to help me.
Now, did I go to failure both times? I failed more mentally the second time - I know physically I can do 3 and probably 4, if I was at my mental peak - but I can't get to the level every time I go to the gym. Do most of you get to that state every workout? Most workouts? How often?
Say I'm benching and going to failure. One day the gym has great music blasting, I've had a good day and I'm just all psyched - I'm doing my last set and mentally I think "if I can get 4 here it's a new PR" - I feel the adreniline rush as I get under it, number 2 is hard, but I'm not stopping, I barely get 3, but there's no way I'm stopping, on number 4 the bar goes a little crooked and my spotter gives a fingers worth of help to finish off the set.
A week or so later, I go to the gym. They're playing Lawrence Welk on the radio, I had a crappy day, I'm there alone and on the last set I ask some jackass for a spot. Same weight, I want to get 4 on my own. Half way through the 2nd on I think "damn this is hard, maybe I can get 3" - and on the 3rd one the idiot I asked to spot needs to help me.
Now, did I go to failure both times? I failed more mentally the second time - I know physically I can do 3 and probably 4, if I was at my mental peak - but I can't get to the level every time I go to the gym. Do most of you get to that state every workout? Most workouts? How often?