Training to failure
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Say I’m doing a seated shoulder press 4 sets of 10 reps to failure and I am using 25# DB’s and can only get 8 reps for the next set would you decrease the weight or continue with the 25’s until you can do all reps for each set then increase again on the next week if possible or do you suggest to decrease the weights so you can complete all reps or do you suggest to pyramid up or down in weights Thanks
If you’re doing 4 sets of 10 reps to failure with 25 lb dumbbells and can only hit 8 reps on later sets, stick with the 25s. That’s a sign you’re training hard enough to stimulate growth. You don’t need to hit all 10 reps every set—falling short in sets 3 and 4 is totally normal and still counts as progressive overload. Keep grinding with the same weight until you can hit 10 reps across all sets with good form, then bump up to 27.5s or 30s.
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