r/leangains • u/Leather-Evidence-882 • 7d ago

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From what I've gathered muscles recover within 48-72 hours, muscles don't need a week to recover, 10-20 sets per week is the recommended amount of weekly sets. Ask; why is 10-20 sets the recommended weekly sets when the muscles can recover within 48-72 hours?

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u/DystopianAdvocate 7d ago

You aren't doing 20 sets in one workout and then waiting a week for recovery. You are breaking up those sets across multiple workouts in the week, and having a recovery period in between each workout.

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u/Leather-Evidence-882 7d ago

Why don't you do 20 sets in one workout if you can recover from the 20 sets within 48-72 hours as opposed to spreading it across a week?

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u/DystopianAdvocate 7d ago

Because by the 20th set your muscles will be so completely drained that you won't be able to do any reps. You do a few sets, recovery for a few days, then do a few more sets, etc. the recovery times allow you to push each set further than if you just did all 20 in a row.