It's so easy to fall into the trap of just pumping out mindless volume when you're lifting rather than focusing on training harder. I've been guilty of this all too many times. No, you don't have to lift all the way to failure on every set. But time under tension is what builds muscle, and tension comes from lifting close enough to failure, so you'll build muscle as long as you're training with high effort. It's so simple, but by just focusing on two things can literally take you from minimal gains to exploding your progress over night:
- Practice proximity to failure with good technique on all your sets.
- Aim for small weight/rep increases over time.
I'll try and do the same when I get back to the gym tomorrow :)
