Mehdi, the guy behind the Stronglifts 5×5 program that I’ve been using shared this video of what it looked like when he failed his squat sets.
I know the feeling. As I’ve gotten higher and higher in weight with the various movements, I’ve encountered failure more and more. It only makes sense, because the body’s capacity to deal with progressive increases in weight is finite.
The Stronglifts 5×5 protocol for dealing with failure is to try again with the same weight during the next session. If you fail again, you still try one more time the following session. … Read More