Thread: How Much Volume Do YOU Use?

I range from Mod High-Volume to High-Volume

I cycle volume.

HST = extreme low volume

is this in number of reps or number of sets as for sets i use about 2-4 and reps allways aim for atleast 10

Neo

cycle it around.

right now i opt for lower volume and more frequency.

Moderately high, but I'm a relatively small guy (muscle-wise), so what the fuck do I know?

P/RR/S here, so it varies somewhat

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

so what the fuck do I know?

Not much.

Btw moderate volume.

I cycle myself. Just started a Max OT cycle. Well see where it takes me in 10 weeks

I cycle it but I never do more than three sets. I usually only do one giant 100 rep set per body part.

High-Volume (13-15 total sets) LARGE MUSCLE GROUPS

7-9 SMALL MUSCLE GROUPS

I usually do 3 sets of 5 which is more than enough for me..

hey, I have enough knoweledge to get me around on here, and respond to most of the topics......but i've never heard anything about "volume". Can someone explain what this is?

At first I thought you were talking about a supplement called "volume" lol. Thanx

I voted for moderate volume, but it varies depending on a lot of factors. Because I am doing a strength training routine, the volume for certain body parts most important to the core lifts (Triceps, posterior chain, and core most notably) are worked with fairly high volume. However, other body parts are trained with lower volume or not at all.

Also, if I am using a very high level of intensity, then the volume is reduced. Currently, I am a huge fan of the cumulative fatigue method. I will be sticking with it for a while.

Originally Posted by Teen_Lifter

hey, I have enough knoweledge to get me around on here, and respond to most of the topics......but i've never heard anything about "volume". Can someone explain what this is?

At first I thought you were talking about a supplement called "volume" lol. Thanx

Volume is a supplement.

Originally Posted by Metal V Player

I cycle it but I never do more than three sets. I usually only do one giant 100 rep set per body part.

a 100 rep set?

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

a 100 rep set?

Yup. Works great.


I realize it sounds odd and unconventional. But it works for me.

what exactly do you do for 100 reps?

any kind of drop set(s)....my favorite is to do it on the leg press but I usually only get to about 70 reps

I usually cycle it, but most of the time I use moderate volume for chest and legs, and moderately high volume for back.

15 sets for chest
10 sets for shoulders
20 sets for back/traps
11 sets for abs
20 sets for legs
15 sets for arms

Right now. If I didn't cycle it, I'd overtrain. Am I the olny one that choose Arnold? Luke, where are you with your 40 sets?

I start with Mod volume and work towards high volume. Once i get there i up the weights and start back at mod vol.

between moderate and moderately high depending on how heavy i go on early sets.

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

what exactly do you do for 100 reps?

Good question.

I pick an exercise. Say calf raise. I load up with about 50% of what I would normaly do and proceed to do as many as I can. Once I reach failure, i rest 10 seconds. Then I go again. I keep this up till I reach 100, never resting more than 10 seconds.



Sound goofy? Sound like it wont work? This little ditty put an inch on my calves last cycle when nothing else worked. Im now experimenting with this on all body parts. For some reason, some body parts respond better to this training than others. My traps respond very well to it. So does my chest. But biceps dont. I have no idea why, but Im always learning.


I also wasnt very accurate on my first post. On some body parts I also do 12 sets of 3 reps, with 30-45 seconds rest in between. Those seem to work very, very well on my back and they seem to be working on my biceps too. We will see.





Now let me say that I am NOT suggesting that anyone else follow suit. Im NOT saying this works for everybody. Simply saying this has worked for me. Nothing more, nothing less. I am NOT a bodybuilder, I lift for an entirely different purpose than just muscles and size.

I was thinking more along the lines that you did one hundred straight, and that to me seemed a little ridiculous. I sort of like that, its interesting.

moderate-high

Oh. Sorry. Yeah 100 straight would be ridiculous. Might as well do push ups or bodyweight doin that.


I like the 100 rep thing. It really works for me.