Thread: is this a good workout for bodybuilding purposes (bulking) ?

and do you think i should take every set to failure? some people say so... at the moment im reaching failure only on last set. 2 preceding sets are hard, but 1-2 reps shy of concentric failure. i find that if i go to failure in 1st set, my later sets are much worse and i overall do less workload that way.

I wouldn't go under 8 reps as 5 is more for power and its all about time under tension.The longer the muscle is under tension the more micro fibers are being tore or broken down.I did 1x50 try that out and see how your body is being shocked.Im going to try 1x100 soon.Something differant then drop or monster sets.

Your overall exercise selection isn't too shabby. You could use a bit more pulling perhaps, but I'm being nitpicky. It's pretty close.

As long as you're adhering to the principle of progressive overload you'll be fine for now. Everything you're doing is in the right intensity zone. Also, since you say you're an intermediate lifter, you probably don't need to do much as far as fancy periodization. However, I advise you look into it because it will become increasingly important as your training age increases.

Going to failure on every set isn't necessary or beneficial. Go to failure on some sets some of the time. I almost never go to muscular failure anymore unless I'm attempting a 1RM or something similar.