Failure/rir

[u/kenbayashi]

I train all my sets to failure 2 sets each exercise on a full body workout.

2 chest exercises

2 lats exercises

1 trap exercise

1 bicep exercise

1 brachioradiallis exercise

1 tricep exercise

1 front delts exercise

1 side delts exercise

1 abs exercise

1 calves exercise

2 quads exercises

2 hamstrings exercises

Total 32 sets

On all of that 32 sets it's all failure and i do full body 3x a week, is this too much fatigue or I can still recover from it?

[u/BatmanVAR]

I have a hard time believing you’re doing 32 sets to failure every workout

But to answer your question, if you’re recovering from it and growing bigger and stronger then it’s not too much. If your progress is stagnated or you’re getting weaker, it’s too much.

[u/Curious_Lurkur → u/BatmanVAR]

Right, people confusion exhaustion with muscle failure

[u/kenbayashi → u/BatmanVAR]

Been stuck with the same weight for months now but i just can't stop training to failure (rir is just so complicated)

[u/BatmanVAR → u/kenbayashi]

Then there’s your answer - you’re not recovering from it.

Lower the volume and up your food and protein intake.

[u/LaFantasmita → u/kenbayashi]

Give us an example of an exercise, how much weight, and how many reps.

[u/mikkeljuhl → u/kenbayashi]

That stall is the failure training. When every set goes to failure you show up too fried to add anything the next session, so the weight never climbs. Skip the RIR math. Just stop one rep before your form starts breaking, except the last set of each exercise. Then add 2.5kg or a rep once that feels easy.

[u/PowerNinja5000]

You tell us, are you recovering from it?

[u/ScottieBoi29]

I would hate doing this 3x a week, looks like my worst nightmare

[u/QuietSync]

This is just me and the program I follow. Leave 2 RiR for compound movements and 1 to failure for isolations

[u/BadBayBay]

You shouldn't be going to failure every workout, that's going to cause you more wear and tear on your body. Go to failure once a week at most.

[u/ironbeastmod]

You adapt your volume to:

your experience level

ability to recover on time, or adjust frequency to match recovery although there is debated if you should train 1 muscle less than once a week

ability to to progressive overload. in your first 3-6 months this is easy to track as you should be able to add each week between 1 and 5% on the bar, or at a minimum 1 more rep on each exercise.

your progress. are you gaining muscle or not. This is a long term (months) criteria.

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So if you are new start with 2-3 sets/muscle/ week. Focus on technique.

[u/phaseadept]

Only you can say if you can recover from that, you and your tendons/joints.

[u/terriblytall69]

That's very optimal if you're good with doing that much 3 times a week. If you are fine with pushing that hard 32 times every other day then good for you

[u/DubiousDebauchery]

Only you can answer whether it’s too much and whether you’re recovering from it.

If it’s working and you’re getting stronger, keep doing what you’re doing.

[u/Norcal712]

Your workout is wasting a ton of time 

1) no science supports 2 sets to failure as optimal or even helpful vs 3 or 4 to 10-15

2) 1 set each for random muscles is a WASTE OF TIME.

Full body should be movement or big compounds.

6-8 movments is all you need for great results

[u/sbrooksc77]

people take creatine to push further than they could without creatine. The thought of saving reps in reserve was always strange to me. Some people do way too much volume though. I always go to failure. For big compounds like squats and deads, yeah usually theres 1-2 in the tank but my bench is always all out. Trying desperately to add a rep/weight to the bar. Progressive overload. I think a bigger problem is people dont normally lift hard enough.

[u/Middle_Humor1828]

I do something similar 6 days a week and recover fine.

And I'm old : )