Before we wrap this all up, I want to show some of the highlights of what we’ve talked about in a visually-pleasing way (since, understandably, not everyone wants to read my brain vomit). Again, this is very high-level and isn’t meant to be nuanced according to your specific circumstances… Focus

WHAT IS IT? Self-spotting allows the trainee to push beyond concentric failure by using their free arm(s) to apply assistance to either their own body or the associated modality in order to keep the movement going beyond what was possible by way of the working muscle(s) alone. HOW TO TRACK

Not everyone will be a good candidate for failure training. But this isn’t necessarily an indictment on it’s own. Why go to failure if you can make the same (or better) progress with less intensity? And why go to failure if the risk isn’t worth the reward? These are questions