Volume is Overrated

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[elimossop]

I thought volume was how loud you are during sets

[athletic_doc]

Totally agree. I used to train my chest 20-25 sets a week with a few heavy bench presses and a bunch of accessory work with 10+ reps each. Then I started just to train for strength in all my exercises, not just heavy bench presses. I was doing like 3x3 or 4x3 DB inclines, weighted dips, decline etc and even tho my total “volume” was lower, my chest blossomed as a result and i got a lot stronger too in a pretty short amount of time. Having every rep being highly stimulating really helped me. Myofibrillar hypertrophy is way more effective long term for noticeable muscle growth and strength gains than sarcoplasmic hypertrophy IMO. And you save a bit of time in the weight room since you’re doing less overall volume lol

[Jtking]

Agreed, I always think "Why?" when I see people comparing volumes between different exercises and reps ranges and it comes across as meaningless. Even worse when I see people like Mike Israetel talk about things like maximum recoverable volume or minimum effective volume, as if you can quantify those with any accuracy.

[mattepac]

Respect the granular approach, context can't be discounted. We could still call all of what you say "volume" in the broadest sense, and add layers to the concept in a onion-like fashion to suit the needs and understanding of all stages of the training journey. Nice take, and impressive lifts!

[yian]

I'm happy you said to focus on the magnitude of stress and all variables especially after the new volume studies came out then everyone is really on the volume now.

[songers_gaming]

Going back to school, so I started training with 30 min sessions in mind. Retroactively learned essentially

[casparbosch]

Volume is relative. 10 squats can be a lot if they are heavy enough. Some people breeze through 50 push ups, which is considered a high amount for hyperthrophy. 10x1 on snatch is a lot imo, but only 10 reps total.

So just lift the way feels best.

[christopherseat]

Good topic. HAPPY FRIDAY Will. Have a wonderful WEEKEND!!

[josephparkes]

Alan thrall has a video talking about volume as sets and average intensity of sets. Candito also says that for sets of less than 7 he counts reps and for reps above that he counts sets

[ve_rb]

That’s why I’m not seeing any more results increasing my volume from 3 x walking my dog to 4 x walking my dog

[danielwarren]

Haha I had my sound off and thought this was hilarious

[arymniak]

As an aged lifter I am volume sensitive and intensity dependent.

[jfitness]

It’s simple, it comes down to rest and recovery and so many variable affect your body’s stress level. People must take a more holistic view of their health and look at sleep first and foremost because this will have a systemic downstream effect in everything you do from a cognitive, emotional, and physiological perspective. Are you eating enough to recover from your workouts? Have you experienced a traumatic event like the loss of a loved one, pet, financial stress, job loss, etc. I think almost everyone with a real job, kids, everyday stresses like commute, pain in the ass boss, etc would benefit from 3-4 days in a gym of 35-55 minutes doing strength training consisting of 12-16 good sets and taking a deload very 3-4 weeks. Strength training doesn’t raise cortisol in the same way that jogging for an hour does, and add explosive work in warmups like sprints jumps and throws

[Greekgod_]

Total time under tension…. For body building is essential. Strength training not so much

[Verrücktebiene]

Do you train your neck and if so how ? Looks insane btw

[cechgyt]

Thank you! I was very helpfull I would been keen to watch more short video of you like this ! The longer one > (my attention spam) x (intensity of the brain power developed to ingest the brilliant subtle idea you provide)

[JBravoRebel]

I think weight x reps x sets as a total overall is a decent measure to quantify, albeit not super accurate. I "feel" a harder w/o when I sum up and have 5K lbs versus 10K or 15K.

[etimezz]

Not giving a fuck about volume completely changed my training for the better.

[antonpohrebniak]

Hey Will, I started to do some Oly on my Lower body days for the past 3-4 weeks not so big loads for now but new stimulus for me, I feel like my UB sessions has slowed down in progress due to delts, upper back and rotator cuff fatigue. Do you suggest to reduce volume on UB days or keep grinding through it until muscles adapt to a new volume? Thx a lot! Getting ready for Oly Hoss😄🏋️‍♂️🐎

[MissionJesus]

6 hard sets is he magic number. I've done 10, I've done higher which is a terrible idea for me. I've done 3. 6 is good for me