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Should I train to failure?

Before I answer the question, let me quickly explain exactly what failure is.

Muscular Failure: Repeating an exercise to the point where a repetition fails due to inadequate muscular strength.

That's right! The meaning of "training to failure" is actually taking your set to a point where you cannot finish a repetition. But let's be honest, if this is failure, then 99% of gym goers never actually train to muscular failure (if you go according to the definition).

So...the simple answer is, HELL NO!

BUT WAIT!

Let's talk about the more practical train-to-failure method. From this point forward, when I mention failure, I will be referring to training to a point where your form breaks down and bar speed slows down dramatically. If a rep takes more than 5 seconds to complete, you have successfully failed (pun intended).
So should you EVER train to failure?

Yes and no...what I mean is, you should only aim for what I like to call, performance failure.

This simply means that you should always stop your set at the point where you cannot perform another repetition with absolutely perfect form. If your form breaks down on a rep, you have gone too far. To most people, when lifting in the 3-5 rep range (heavy), this is simply translated to something like, stop with 2 reps left in the tank.

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