Volume vs. Intensity

[incomple]

http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/L...eTraining.html

.. interesting read.

What do you guys think about volume vs. intensity? For instance, I was doing my heavy day of 5x5 yesterday. I keep failing my final squat heavy set (cutting), so took a different approach. Instead of 5x5, I did 4x5 and used bigger jumps in weight.

Usual:..........Change:
5x135..........5x135
5x170..........5x195
5x225..........5x245
5x250..........5x275
2-3x275

Now, what matters more: The fact that I reduced the total work done (a negative), or that I hit the 5x275 and effectively increased the intensity (positive)?

[incomple]

No thoughts? :\

[ironwill2008]

No thoughts? :\

Actually, plenty. But books on the subject have already been written.

All three factors--Volume, Intensity, and Frequency will have a huge effect on your results. Regardless of how you juggle the three around though, when you reach the limits of your recovery ability, your rate of progress will level off.

How best you do that is open to experimentation.

[incomple]

Actually, plenty. But books on the subject have already been written.

All three factors--Volume, Intensity, and Frequency will have a huge effect on your results. Regardless of how you juggle the three around though, when you reach the limits of your recovery ability, your rate of progress will level off.

How best you do that is open to experimentation.

This is an excellent response.. thank you for being an asset to this forum.

Do you have any suggestions in regards to reading material?

[7Seconds]

Do you have any suggestions in regards to reading material?

http://www.humankinetics.com/product...ng-2nd-edition

http://supertraining-siff.com/st.html

[ironwill2008]

Do you have any suggestions in regards to reading material?

Nothing specific.

Rather, I suggest you do some experimenting with some different schemes. There have been boatloads of studies done in an attempt to zero-in on the 'best' protocol, but there are so many variables involved in peoples' body mechanics--bone lengths, muscle fiber makeup, hormonal differences, recovery ability, etc., that the best they can do is provide some general guidelines. After that, it's up to each of us to figure out the fine details of what works best for ourselves.



If you haven't seen this already, it may be of interest to you. And while it doesn't specifically address bodybuilding, it will still give you some things to think about: