2019? Are the "men" ____?

[Sunnyday]

Damnnn you go SD!!! I am doing ashwaghandha & a slew of vitamins. If I set up a routine I should be able to hit 290 for that.

BTW I train EOD. I feel like it gives me a chance to recover. Also, if I take a break from hitting failure on the last rep of 8 or 9 that in itself should help increase my bench. Then throw in some creatine with extra protein should help. Just need to get focused. I'm buying another rental property so my focus is on making this deal w the bank and renovation then renting it out. So once that gets straightened out, il have my focus & shift back to strength training & I'm able to regain my full strength. Just a matter of time at this point

I’ll agree with you that there’s no reason to keep pushing to failure every time if you’re trying to increase strength. As a general rule of thumb I try to keep 2 reps in the tank on the 3 main lifts and push to failure only once in a while. Hypertrophy is a different story because I’ve been known to push my last set on every exercise to failure if I’m feeling good LOL. I’m freaky like that

[Poker face Ace]

I truly believe hpertrophy takes a hit after hitting failure every time as does strength as discussed.

2 weeks of failure & 2 weeks training to 90% is key to muscle building imo

[Mobster]

I find myself agreeing with PFA on an earlier statement: holding back and maintaining while your focus is on something else (like that rental property) is fine. It's a long game not a short one.