Newb questions

[Scott Stevenson]

With regards to failure do you mean finishing the set on the safety pins or merely going until you know you haven't got another rep left without breaking form?

I'm referring to momentary muscular failure where you can not perform another proper rep.

How you end that will depend on the person - ideally a spot to help rack the weight (without a forced rep) - but in some cases it could mean dropping the weight to safety bars, simply putting it down (dumbbells, machines), or what have you.

The set is finished at the failure point, wherever that may come in the set (most typically somewhere along the range of motion during the concentric action of course), but where and how the load gets put down (on a rack, even dropped, or whatever) is a function of whether you have a spot, the exercise, your gym even, etc.

-S