jj80
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Just wondering what people think on adding volume systematically. There are a lot of workouts out there but I think you will plateau on almost every one of them (or not progress as fast as you could) unless that workout adds volume in a systematic way.
* The simple version is 'to bench more bench more' (although this implies increasing frequency too, doing that results in more volume per week).
* I realise intensity is an important factor too but if I just try to up my weights I usually just fail eventually. E.g. 110x5x5 becomes 112.5x5x3, 112.5x4, 112.5x2 (every time I try).
Every time I've progressed it's almost always after a 3 month+ stint of adding volume to my workouts while eating slightly more than I need. My advice to others stuck on a 110kg bench, 15 chinups, etc., is to try to add a couple of sets of each exercise per week to what you're already doing. Make it measurable, don't just randomly 'go hard', add 2x10 reps of dips or something, then increase to 5x10 over a month or two.
* The simple version is 'to bench more bench more' (although this implies increasing frequency too, doing that results in more volume per week).
* I realise intensity is an important factor too but if I just try to up my weights I usually just fail eventually. E.g. 110x5x5 becomes 112.5x5x3, 112.5x4, 112.5x2 (every time I try).
Every time I've progressed it's almost always after a 3 month+ stint of adding volume to my workouts while eating slightly more than I need. My advice to others stuck on a 110kg bench, 15 chinups, etc., is to try to add a couple of sets of each exercise per week to what you're already doing. Make it measurable, don't just randomly 'go hard', add 2x10 reps of dips or something, then increase to 5x10 over a month or two.
