MF would lead to more hypertrophy, although there might be doubt. I am looking for views or literature that adresses the small boundaries between just the right amount of MF and too much. My hypothesis would be that MF is subjective and is not a good indicator for the state a muscle is in, in relation to training status and recovery.
Many thanks in advance
Dear Peter,
Maybe the following recent papers will help you:
Nóbrega SR, Libardi CA. Is Resistance Training to Muscular Failure Necessary? Front Physiol 2016;7:10. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731492/pdf/fphys-07-00010.pdf
Sampson JA, Groeller H. Is repetition failure critical for the development of muscle hypertrophy and strength? Scand J Med Sci Sports 2016;26(4):375-83. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_Sampson2/publication/274007696_Is_repetition_failure_critical_for_the_development_of_muscle_hypertrophy_and_strength/links/57043cd608ae44d70ee0610e/Is-repetition-failure-critical-for-the-development-of-muscle-hypertrophy-and-strength.pdf
Steele J, Endres A, Fisher J, Gentil P, Giessing J. Ability to predict repetitions to momentary failure is not perfectly accurate, though improves with resistance training experience. PeerJ 2017;5:e4105. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5712461/pdf/peerj-05-4105.pdf
Hackett DA, Cobley SP, Halaki M. Estimation of Repetitions to Failure for Monitoring Resistance Exercise Intensity: Building A Case for Application. J Strength Cond Res. 2018 Jan 15. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002419. [Epub ahead of print]. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322532804_Estimation_of_Repetitions_to_Failure_for_Monitoring_Resistance_Exercise_Intensity_Building_A_Case_for_Application
All the best for your research,
Martin
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