Quote Originally Posted by novastepp View Post
I don't know what his adaptations are (from his level of training, I would say they are advanced) but it does seem extremely difficult to believe that failure on the first set, would produce those reps on subsequent sets. I suppose his ability to recover after a set may be more than I've giving him credit for, but still seems very tough.

I think many gurus and well respected guys also refer to failure as the moment your form during the rep is compromised. That being said, it may help understand what he is referring to.

True. His definition of failure does not seem to be what a HIT aficionado's would be.