‘Train-to-Failure’
Brett Steenbarger outlines an interesting aspect of bodybuilding called ‘train-to-failure’ (PDF). An excerpt:
“The vast majority of people live their lives the way uninformed athletes train: they take on too many demands, none of which are sufficiently intense to take them to failure. Theirs is the equivalent of lifting a twenty-pound barbell for hours on end. They become tired, but not strong. By the time they get old, they are chronically tired, and then retire from all demands. For many, retirement is an exercise in mental, physical, and spiritual deconditioning.”
