I believe the effectiveness of training to failure can only be truly measured
if you control all the variables: food, sleep, supplements, AAS, GH, insulin,
etc., . . . don't change them.
For instance, to say that you are bigger now and you using less weight
and not training to failure is ignoring, not mentioning the above valuables.
If you are bigger now and using less weight could be and usually is
related to the amount of 'drugs' you are taking, the amount of food you
eating, sleeping better, etc. then the training to failure or not.
In the past you may have been using more weight, were big and muscular
and now you are bigger and more muscular now using less weight weight,
I'll bet you are more taking drugs and eating more / better, doing a better
job of controlling all the variables.
Isn't that what we are constantly preaching here, controlling all the variables?
I don't think is overly complicated. More people put far more thought into their cycles.
And I like Dom's post.