Clearly, there are reasons why women would be averse to training their pecs. And I am sympathetic to the societal pressures that impart many of the misunderstood viewpoints that have been allowed to fester. But effective chest training doesn’t have to involve hyper-masculinization. Or pecs bulging out of your turtleneck.

Execution Cues: – Take a normal squat stance. Feet should be roughly shoulder width and slightly externally rotated. – Grab a KB or DB and lift it to chest height. Support the load with your forearms vertical and elbows tight to your torso to create a “shelf”. If done properly, the

So now we have a solid foundation for what we mean when we speak of failure (an inability to continue the set with technical integrity)…But what are the implications of training like this? What actually happens when a set is taken to failure?  The purpose of resistance training is to