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But just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training?.
If somebody wants to increase muscle mass as much as they possibly can, then training to failure is something to consider, said Michael Zourdos, chair of exercise science and health promotion at Florida Atlantic University, who co-authored a review of 55 research papers on the subject in the journal, Sports Medicine...
He said people who work out regularly would benefit from an intense session that comes within five to 10 repetitions of failure, rather than training to complete exhaustion..
He also said failure training often comes at a cost, since people working to that standard might be so tired and sore that they skip their next gym session or two..
For people who have more experience, experts recommend saving the failure training for occasional workouts, or on the last set of exercises in your session..
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