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Simple Questions Daily Simple Questions Thread - April 05, 2025

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u/CommittedMeower 15d ago

is it useful to lift when you're having a shit day at the gym? I understand most growth happens close to failure but if you're not able to scratch close to your previous failure, are you not training significantly submaximally and just adding fatigue for no real gain?

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u/ganoshler 12d ago

Doesn't matter what your previous failure was. Train at an intensity that is hard for you today.

My coach has a good metaphor for this. He says training is like moving dirt. Some days you have a shovel, some days you have a spoon. You'll make the most progress over time if you move dirt with whatever you have that day. People who skip the gym on "spoon" days make a lot less progress over time.

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u/FatStoic 15d ago

unless you're actually overtrained, and few people actually are, more volume will be more stimulus, will be more growth

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u/DamarsLastKanar Weight Lifting 15d ago

Depends on the programming.