Training Volume for Intermediate to Advanced lifters

[Spartan1414]

I'm curious what some of you guys who've been training a long time are doing for volume. I won't bore anyone with a full routine but I generally do 5-6 exercises for 5-8 sets each. So yesterday's Chest routine was 4 big presses and a flye exercise for more than 30+ sets(6-10 reps)

I've always been a believer that if you're still getting stronger on exercises especially on like your 25th set in the workout then you're volume isn't too great otherwise you wouldn't be improving you'd stagnate from overtraining. I've just reached a level of endurance these days that I could darn near lift all day long so it's getting ridiculous.

I recently got interested in doing a powerlifting meet for fun, not that I can win or become elite at my height and weight. So I've further turned my training from a running bodybuilder to a running, bodybuilding, powerlifters style. I'm still hitting endurance and strength records on lifts every week. Nothing crazy but I hit 315 for 10 reps the other day trying to do a safer powerlifting style bench press to save my shoulders. And as for endurance I hit still 315 for like 8 reps on my 9th set of bench

So hoping this year I can hit a 420+ bench while I maintain a Sub 20:00 5K. No need to tell me running is bad for muscle growth the Army likes well rounded athletes so that's what I shoot for.

nothing but C4 Extreme, Con-Crete Creatine, and ON Whey for supps


Cliffs how much is too much volume for experienced lifters still hitting record strength and endurance late in the routine

[ironwill2008]

The best (and actually, only) indicator of appropriate volume/frequency/intensity is your training logbook. If you see reasonably consistent progression in weight and/or reps lifted with good form over time, you're good to go.


Feel like you could be doing more work than you're currently doing? No problemo; add whatever you feel is appropriate for your goal to your routine, and then see how you do (progression-wise) over the next couple of months.


As long as you don't sacrifice good exercise form in order to add weight/reps, your logbook will never lie to you. The only hard and fast rules concerning how much work to do in the gym are those you discover for yourself--- in the gym.