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Feb 2021
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#45 - How Important Is Failure & How Muc...

JEFF NIPPARD
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0:00 Intro

1:03 - How hard should you train? (Greg's answer)

4:19 - How important is failure for hypertrophy

13:55 - Is going to failure more risky or injurious?

26:53 - RPE for muscle growth: good or bad?

30:54 - Does it matter when you train to failure in a mesocycle?

34:45 - What is the low-end intensity threshold for muscle growth?

37:45 - Is volume or intensity more important?

44:43 - Rep range discussion

 

Watch my "How Hard Should You Train?" compilation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjyDaxYpW8o

 

Find Greg Nuckols here: https://www.youtube.com/c/Strengtheory https://www.strongerbyscience.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gregnuckols/?hl=en

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