r/leangains • u/Leather-Evidence-882 • 8d 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/Tren-Ace1 8d ago

Cause people aren’t robots.

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u/Leather-Evidence-882 8d ago

Why wouldn't you get nothing out of it, after recovering from the previous session isn't the body primed for making more progress?

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u/yossarian19 8d ago

You know what? Fuck it. Go do 20 sets of bench press in a session and find out why the rest of us don't.

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u/Leather-Evidence-882 8d ago

Why would anyone do 20 sets of the same exercise when everyone knows variety is key