Is 0–1 RIR on every exercise actually optimal here or just asking to stall fast?

0–1 RIR on everything = burnout speedrun.

That’s not intensity, that’s bad fatigue management.

Leaving zero reps every set is how you stall by week 3.

Train hard, not stupid failure isn’t a personality.

Most gains live at 1–3 RIR, not red-lining every set.

You don’t get extra credit for frying your CNS.

Progression beats masochism.

If every set is max effort, none of them are.

Save 0–1 RIR for last sets or key lifts, not the whole workout.

Recovery is the limiter, not motivation.