#45 - How Important Is Failure & How Much Does Training Hard Matter? ft. Greg Nuckols

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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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