The Jeff Nippard Podcast

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

Feb 16, 2021

49:25

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Do You Think You Should Be Closer to Failure When Training for Strength?

01:31

The Low End Threshold for Intensity?

01:50

Hypertrophy Training - What Is the Fatigue Difference Between Failure and Failure?

05:34

Introduction

4min

Hypertrophy Training

4min

Hypertrophy Training - What Is the Fatigue Difference Between Failure and Failure?

6min

Strength Training - Do You Think Failure Is More Dangerous?

6min

Is There a Link Between RPE10 and Injury Risk?

5min

Is a Regular Max Out Approach Inherently More Injurious?

2min

Is RPE a Good Tool for Hypertrophy?

4min

Do You Like Training to Failure?

4min

The Low End Threshold for Intensity?

2min

10.

Do You Think You Should Be Closer to Failure When Training for Strength?

2min

11.

Is There a Predictor of Hypertrophy?

6min

12.

The Ideal Rep Range Is Like Doubles for Bodybuilding

3min

13.

Is There a Consensus on Causation?

2min

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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