lift to fatigue every time?

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2/12/13 1:04 P

As long as you keep seeing improvements in heavier weights being able to be lifted, you're doing something right. :)

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2/12/13 2:15 A

The reason for increase heart rate & breathing hard is that I tend to combine exercises w/out breaks. I will do 10-13 of assisted pull-ups & then 12-15 of standing calf raises (machine). I will complete 3 sets of each, working back & forth alternately.
I ST for about an hour. Typically, 12 different exercises with an overall full body focus (upper, lower, core).

And yes, I get tired. So I'm not sure if I'm taking the muscle groups as far as I should go...to gain / build strength. Overall I know I'm getting stronger because I'm using heavier weights!

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2/11/13 8:06 P

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Or should I be taking it to the level that "I cannot complete another rep in good form?"
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That depends on one's goal, but you should at least be near that point by the end of your sets. Some days i feel better if i stop a couple reps short of total exhaustion. But the last rep you do in each set should always be a struggle to complete.

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2/11/13 4:38 P

HI BERRY4,

Lifting to fatigue is the goal--heart rate and breathing hard is more for cardio based activity. All reps should be able to be completed in good form, even in a fatigued sate.

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2/11/13 4:33 P

I was just trying to figure out today if I should lift to "fatigue" each day that I ST?

If I'm "working it" is that the same? (ie. heart rate up, breathing hard)
Or should I be taking it to the level that "I cannot complete another rep in good form?"
Thanks in advance!

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