Tranquil_warrior
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Guys I have been hearing from people that you need to go near failure (1 to 2 rep short of failure) to get hypertrophy. But when I do darebee, while true some exercises does take me to my limits, but other exercises don't get me near failure.
In short my questions are mainly:
1. Do I get any hypertrophy from exercises which doesn't take me to failure?
I have been doing the Total body strength program. I felt like I gained some muscle but I honestly didn't make any effort to track. I am still satisfied, coz I think the mind is very important too. And whether I feel strong probably will have much more impact in my life than if I am strong.
2. What are the benefits of the other exercises which don't get me to failure?
Some of my guess are that it lubricates the joints, increases blood flow, etc. But I wonder if there's more.
For me the main benefit I get from them is consistency. Instead of giving me rest days, I get light days. Lets pretend I don't get any physical benefits from that, I still love that it keeps me consistent.
3. Does cardio work the same way as hypertrophy? Like do you need to get failure for that too?
At the end of the day, I love darebee the way it is. I have tried different kinds of resistance training along with my martial arts. But it always felt like they were slowing me down. I love that doing darebee gives me a genuine challenge everyday and yet somehow doesn't hamper my martial arts speed.
But I am just a human, I am bound to be curious
In short my questions are mainly:
1. Do I get any hypertrophy from exercises which doesn't take me to failure?
I have been doing the Total body strength program. I felt like I gained some muscle but I honestly didn't make any effort to track. I am still satisfied, coz I think the mind is very important too. And whether I feel strong probably will have much more impact in my life than if I am strong.
2. What are the benefits of the other exercises which don't get me to failure?
Some of my guess are that it lubricates the joints, increases blood flow, etc. But I wonder if there's more.
For me the main benefit I get from them is consistency. Instead of giving me rest days, I get light days. Lets pretend I don't get any physical benefits from that, I still love that it keeps me consistent.
3. Does cardio work the same way as hypertrophy? Like do you need to get failure for that too?
At the end of the day, I love darebee the way it is. I have tried different kinds of resistance training along with my martial arts. But it always felt like they were slowing me down. I love that doing darebee gives me a genuine challenge everyday and yet somehow doesn't hamper my martial arts speed.
But I am just a human, I am bound to be curious
