This is why so called post failure training methods like drop sets, forced reps whilst shouting «it's all you bro», pauses and rest pausing exist; they allow you to keep going beyond the normal point of muscular failure and maximise the metabolic signal for muscle growth. (rugbystrengthcoach.com)
Basically, this is the concept we want to explain: if you're training for maximal strength, you do not want to train to the point of muscular failure, but if hypertrophy is your goal, it's a different story. (fitnessandpower.com)
There's this false notion perpetuating throughout the fitness community that every set needs to be done to the point of muscular failure, where you push yourself to the limit, grinding out the last few reps with everything you've got. (fitnessandpower.com)