Stopping Short of Failure & Building the Skill of Strength For decades, old-school Soviet weightlifters dominated the sport of Olympic Weightlifting and they trained very differently than what you see in most gyms today. They didn't grind reps to failure. They didn't chase exhaustion. Instead, they focused on doing multiple sets of low reps, mastering lifting technique, and stopping their sets short of failure. Why? Because building real strength isn't just about how hard you can push - it's abo