I’ve tried training beyond failure with only a couple of work sets per week like Dorian Yates preached and I didn’t like it. I get better results using more volume and training with less intensity. I can only do so much damage to my muscles in each work sets whether I stop one rep shy of all our failure or go beyond failure using forced reps. Therefore, I require a certain amount of volume to get the most out of my training. Training beyond failure weakens my CNS and hurts my joints, tendons and discs if I use enough volume to gain maximal muscle mass. Just about any kind of training will give me results. But I’m looking for maximal results than can be sustained long term. More volume and not taking every set to absolute failure has put the most muscle on my frame. That’s why I liked the way John Meadows trained. He had the best training style IMO.