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280: Mike Zourdos - What's Better | Training To Failure Or Leaving Reps In Reserve


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Mike Zourdos is back on the show.
We dig into what he’s been up to personally & an injury that took him away from the iron he loves. And then we go into depth covering the literature surrounding training to failure & how this impacts us practically as trainees.
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(04:56) Why powerlifting isn't a focus anymore and how an injury can end a lifting career
(14:18) Training for something that you really enjoy and that makes you feel good about yourself
(18:08) Enjoyment of the sport and the purpose
(23:35) Coaching Brian Whitacre
(32:55) Is staying further from failure and doing more volume superior?
(37:29) Volume equated results. What's better, training to failure or leaving reps in reserve
(44:04) Caveats to studies. Theory vs. practical application
(48:41) How to combine scientific evidence and anecdotes to create the best programme
(01:09:33) Considerations of individual differences
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