Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
Pure strength work is generally less than 8 reps.... more like 3-5 seems to be accepted.

Endurance would be 12+ (i tend to do 15-20 reps).

Of course there's a balance... i find i can't fit in pure strength work on top of 70 miles a week, so do what i can endurance-wise.
From my reading, strength - for a one off maximum effort - seems to benefit most from fewer than 8 reps to failure; endurance similarly seems to improve most with more than 12 reps to failure; 8 to 12 reps seems to be the sweet spot that benefits both strength and endurance to some extent. I hate to think what could happen to my knees and back with reps targeting purely leg strength.

Press-ups today - 2 sets to failure, starting from/finishing with chest fully on the floor: 18, then 16. I will try hanging hoops tomorrow.