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Episode 2456:
Christian Finn explores the relationship between training volume and muscle growth on MuscleEvo.net, presenting evidence that while higher volumes of training can lead to greater muscle gains, individual responses vary significantly. Studies show that some individuals achieve similar, if not better, results with lower training volumes, suggesting that optimal training volume is highly personal and should be tailored to individual needs and responses, rather than following a one-size-fits-all approach.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://muscleevo.net/training-volume-muscle-growth/
Quotes to ponder:
"While you need some volume for muscle growth, too much is going to hinder your progress, and too little will have the same effect."
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[00:01:42] What's the optimal training volume for muscle growth by Christian Finn of MuscleEvo.net? study was set up. A group of healthy but untrained men and women did 12 weeks of full-body resistance training, lifting weights 2-3 times per week. For their quads, they did the leg press and leg extension, performing either one set or 3 sets per exercise. In total, the low volume
[00:03:00] condition involved 4-6 sets per week, to the higher volume of training. However, doing three times more work didn't lead to three times the gains. Set in a different way, there wasn't a one-to-one relationship between weekly set count and muscle growth from person to person. Individual variation in response to training volume. The researchers also looked at how biceps grew in response to the 8-week training program.
[00:05:41] There were large individual differences in results.
[00:05:44] In fact, some subjects in the low-volume group gained muscle faster than subjects in the hinder your progress, and too little will have the same effect. But what constitutes too much or too little is not the same for everyone. Just because a particular style of training works well for some people or happens to be fashionable, doesn't necessarily mean that it's right for you.
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