This study showed that low - load
resistance training to failure was more effective in activating acute muscle protein synthesis than high - load low - volume or work - matched.
Burd and colleagues [90] found that
resistance training to failure can cause an increased anabolic response to protein feedings that can last up to 24 hours.
Not exact matches
According
to Yates, it's highly recommendable
to have a
training partner on your
failure sets
to help you squeeze out an additional rep or two by reducing the
resistance.
One thing is almost certain: If you regularly
train to failure on Program # 6 you will plateau sooner than if you increase the
resistance gradually.
Because of this, most advanced trainees ignore the principle of progressive
resistance and focus on things such as
training to failure, workout variety, different exercises, etc..
Most of the times, when people talk about
training to failure, they mean
training to concentric
failure, which is the point, where the weight or external
resistance can't be lifted anymore / the concentric phase of the lift can't be executed anymore.
The thing that I found most useful were the
training programs that cover everything from
training to failure, power
training, resting between sets and progressive
resistance.
However, since PCSA is expected
to increase
to a greater extent than anatomical cross-sectional area because of the compensatory effects of pennation angle, this is likely a function of methodological weaknesses rather than any
failure of
resistance -
training to produce meaningful changes in PCSA.