Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

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Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Zach-ST2 » Sat Nov 22, 2025 4:31 am

I train close to failure on everything, but I only go true failure on isolation stuff: curls, lateral raises, triceps, etc. Way safer and way easier to recover from. My delts blew up doing this.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Maxr4677 » Fri Nov 21, 2025 6:26 pm

I run push/pull/legs and only take the final set of an exercise to failure. Keeps volume high and still gives me that intensity spike. Best combo I’ve had for growth.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Bendk66 » Fri Nov 21, 2025 3:19 pm

Facts. Feels like half the internet trains for views, not progress.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Jacob144 » Fri Nov 21, 2025 11:47 am

Low-key, a lot of influencers hype “failure every set” because it looks hardcore on camera. In real life most dudes training 5–6 days a week will smoke their CNS doing that.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Mky88 » Fri Nov 21, 2025 11:42 am

Failure works great on machines and cables where you’re safe. But doing that with bench, squat, or barbell rows? Nah bro, that’s how you meet your chiropractor.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Matthew Allen » Fri Nov 21, 2025 11:28 am

You can grow both ways, man. The guys who get huge are the ones who show up consistently, not the ones screaming on every last rep. Sprinkle failure sets in like seasoning, don’t drown your plate with it.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Christopher White » Thu Nov 20, 2025 12:57 pm

I started taking every set to failure for a month. Strength tanked, joints hated me, and I was cooked halfway through my sessions. Went back to RIR 1–2 and felt normal again. Gains came back too.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Dnk567 » Thu Nov 20, 2025 12:45 pm

Most people don’t even know what real failure feels like. If you hit true failure every set, you’ll nuke your recovery. Dial in form, keep it near failure, and save the all-out sets for the heavy compounds.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Bendk66 » Thu Nov 20, 2025 12:11 pm

Yeah that’s kinda what I’m scared of burning out too early.

Re: Going All-Out Every Set… or Saving a Rep? What’s Actually Better?

by Charles Harris » Thu Nov 20, 2025 11:52 am

Bro, I only take my last set to full failure. Everything else stays around RIR 2. If I try to go all-out every set, my form falls apart and the rest of the workout is trash.

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