How far do you push yourself during weights?

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Just curious how far you guys push yourself? Do you go until you basically can't carry on as you feel like your chest is going to rip apart or do you just do your routine and what is best? Reason I ask is because when I work certain areas of my body out (like my upper back) I don't feel anywhere near as much pain as say the chest. So maybe i'm neglecting that area as I don't like doing it as much as chest?
 
Change your routine up or take some time away from certain body parts for a week or two. The body adapts to routines so you wont feel aching. I've just done back and biceps, despite pushing myself pretty hard I didn't come away hurting, just massive pumps. My body has adapted to those exercises.

Btw, you could be over training specific body parts. Once the pain goes away during your workout, stop and move onto another body part or finish up.
 
Until I feel I've got a good workout, I don't tend to go to failure but just before I can achieve anything useful. Not a helpful reply, but it varies from person to person. Heck, even turning up and doing 2 sets of 10 reps on squats for example at a moderate weight will achieve something! It just depends on how your body responds. Mine, loves volume and intensity for example.
 
I assume its different for everyone,

if i'm training 12/10/8 i'll lift enough to ensure I can hit those numbers, but am still pushing myself to a point where by the last rep it only leaves maybe another one rep in the tank before resting for the next set

if i'm training 8/8/8 i'll make sure I can hit 8 on the first set, then upto a maximum of 8 (often failures before this point) beyond the first set
 
Well the problem is I never feel satisfied unless I feel some pain and it's easy to get pains in your legs/chest/triceps/biceps during a workout. But I find it hard to get pain in my back/shoulders (not the front of the shoulders the muscle which helps when benching or the traps but like everywhere I can't feel much pain/growth).

I know it's all individual I see big guys with good bodys in the gym who never grimace their face whereas I do. No doubt a lot are on steroids but I know for sure some aren't.
 
I used to be the same as you. For me, my back never got to that stage because my biceps failed first. I focussed more on my biceps for a few weeks and found that when I came to then do a back session I was able to push myself more. Having said that, I still find it much easier to push myself to failure on chest/shoulders/legs/arms than I do on back.
 
Generally I'd say you shouldn't be feeling sharp pains when working out, if you are then I'd have to recommend going to see someone about it. I tend to go in, do my routine as well as I can and then leave, occasionally I'll feel a bit sore after it and other times I won't although I have been told that sometimes I don't look as if I'm working hard enough or sweating enough - however bear in mind this is Freefaller saying it and he just has to look at a barbell and he starts sweating purely in anticipation of getting to lift heavy weights on it. ;)
 
TommyV said:
I assume its different for everyone,

if i'm training 12/10/8 i'll lift enough to ensure I can hit those numbers, but am still pushing myself to a point where by the last rep it only leaves maybe another one rep in the tank before resting for the next set

if i'm training 8/8/8 i'll make sure I can hit 8 on the first set, then upto a maximum of 8 (often failures before this point) beyond the first set
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This, generally
 
I always go with my Gym buddy, and he always has to stop the last rep from coming back down on my face/body part.

I do only aim for 3*4-6 reps though, starting heavy and dropping the weight as necessary to hit at least 4 reps, but aiming for 6.
 
Normally work my way up. So I start lower on the first lot, making sure I fail on the last set with as heavy as I can.
 
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