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Don’t “Go To Low-Intensity Failure”

by Pete Sisco

I’m sure many millions of words have been written in the world of fitness and strength training on the role of “failure” when performing an exercise. For the 2% of you who have never heard the term, “failure” refers to lifting a weight repeatedly until you cannot continue. For example, when doing a conventional bench [...]

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Stop Doing Baby Curls

by Pete Sisco

When I saw this photo I had to buy it. It’s a great mnemonic to help people remember that when they do conventional strength training they are lifting a fraction of what they could be lifting. They’re doing baby curls, baby bench presses, etc. The whole point of going to a gym and lifting weights [...]

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Do Your Last Rep First

by Pete Sisco

Volumes have been written in the world of bodybuilding and strength training about the value of the ‘last rep’. And the concept is valid. The idea is that as your reps continue your muscles have to exert themselves to their limit in order to squeeze out the last – most difficult – rep. If you [...]

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