Thread: Too much volume?

if you are doing this to build size why the high intensity cardio, low is ok like - 15 minutes walking.

I was actually doing no cardio at all before. Figured I'd get enough walking to and from school every day ~20-25 mins, but I started getting some fat gains, which is natural when someone is trying to bulk but I decided to do some HIIT once a week. I might want to reconsider though.

ya - i mean i did a 1 year bulk - 6000 cals a day, weights 90 mins a day for 6 days a week, put on 30 lbs muscle and 15 fat- then lost 20 fat in a cut so dont worry bro

Yeah, I've gained about 15-20 lbs since maybe a little before summer. Waist size has stayed the same, just that pants are fitting me a little tighter....

About the amount of sets I'm doing per exercise, would you suggest keeping that or lowering the volume to lets say, 3x10?

i usually use 3-4 sets, 12-10-8-6 or 12-10-8-, or even 10-8-6 and i increase weight on each set, but never let those be your limits, if you do that and think you can do more squeeze a few more out - every little bit counts

Oh yeah, of coarse. I always aim for that extra rep, it sometimes gets intense, knowing that I have nobody there to spot me if i cant complete the rep. (yah i know, big nono). but i do this all at home, im my garage, with a bench/dumbells/barbells and about ~325 pounds of adjustable weight. I know my limits, even though there have been some times where I have misjudged them.

thats good sometimes knowing is better than going past your limits

Originally Posted by BurgerPimp07

We'll I was consitently doing full body workouts 2/3 times a week (1 on 2 off) and had seen good results.

if it's not broken, don't fix it. there is no reason to change a wo just because it has been X amount of months.

exactly