Before we attempt to manipulate intensity as a variable in training, we first should define what failureactually is. I like to break it down into three stages: technical failure, concentric failure, and eccentricfailure.

One doesn’t need to be a gymnast or a lumberjack to see the relevance of being able to control heavy loads overhead. So why does it seem like the Vertical Press pattern is an afterthought compared to it’s fraternal twin, the Horizontal Press? The simple answer: it’s harder to progress,

What Are Intensity Techniques? For our purposes, Intensity Techniques (ITs) are methods of increasing the average proximity-to-failure of a given volume OR performing a greater density of volume at a given intensity, when compared to straight sets. In other words, something can be classified as an IT if allows for