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Originally Posted by Nine Pack  This technique really has no place in the training schedules of anyone training to increase muscle size, which is the case for most of the people on this board. It can allow you to increase endurance & strength but will yield little muscular gain in itself. It may be of use to push past a strength plateau & then return to normal methods though.
I am aware of the principles of synaptic facilitation, and Pavel Tsatsouline's methods, but I can't think of a single successful Bber that he has coached. I think this is where we are at cross purposes OSC. My methods are geared purely to the aesthetic of muscular growth, whilst you are talking about strength & endurance. As a Bber, I freely admit that my methods are not necessarily the best approach from a functional point of view (as I am reminded of when trying to dress myself in the morning!), but they do yield better visual gains and that's what 99% of guys in the gym are concerned with. When I stop competing, I will utilise a myriad of different methods & take a more 'all round' approach to my training, but for now and the forseeable future, I'll stick to what I know, and can show works. |
I personally think that training to failure works and it works for me! I train at least one set for each muscle (on that day) I train it and am growing in mass and strength faster than when I did not go to failure. I would recommend that you download "Bodybuilding - Mike Mentzer's Hit" from a torrent file as he trains to failure alot for growth!
When you look at it simplistically it makes sense; muscles grow back stronger to cope with additional load, 'The Overload Principal'. The more you overload the muscles, the stronger they must get to cope with the additional loads!