DiscoverSOTA Personal Training PodcastShould You Train to Failure When You Lift Weights? Fitness Coaches Explain
Should You Train to Failure When You Lift Weights? Fitness Coaches Explain

Should You Train to Failure When You Lift Weights? Fitness Coaches Explain

Update: 2025-10-22
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Failure training has pros and cons. Coach Sean and Coach Phil discuss when it is appropriate to train to failure based on the following criteria:

-Your goals

-Which exercise you are doing

-Other circumstances related to how your body is feeling


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Should You Train to Failure When You Lift Weights? Fitness Coaches Explain

Should You Train to Failure When You Lift Weights? Fitness Coaches Explain

Phil Schrupp, Sean Tumilson