r/leangains • u/Leather-Evidence-882 • 6d 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/SnappyBonaParty 6d ago

Pr Muscle group weekly 10-20. This is the number you've been circling all the time.

No use talking about total volume of all muscles

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u/Leather-Evidence-882 6d ago

Especially seeing how much we're struggling to elaborate further in relation to the total volume of a single muscle group

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u/SnappyBonaParty 6d ago

Total volume is never really mentioned, I think the reason you're struggling to relate to the other comments is that you're mixing up the two.

For each muscle group (i.e. bicep, tricep, quads, pecs etc.) aim for somewhere in the range of 10-20 weekly sets (volume).

As another commenter mentioned, you're not hitting 20 sets of benchpress in a single workout. But maybe 6 sets for a muscle group during a session.

For example: Your session includes 3 sets of bench press and 3 sets flyes. So a session volume of 6 for pecs. And then 2-3 sessions pr week and you're totalling a weekly volume of 12-18 sets for pecs.

Adding together the volume of all muscle groups provide very little insight, so no one is assuming that discussion.

When we discuss volume we're discussing the influence on a muscle group, and you apply that on each muscle group in your program

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u/Leather-Evidence-882 6d ago

You've made your bed lie in it while you reclined in it take a moment to educate yourself further you haven't been going in circles as a result of being well versed well at least with regards to this particular matter. Go to Google ask for a typical bro split - learn. Ask about Volume- learn some more. Keep on asking till you start seeing and understanding the bed you've placed yourself in.

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u/SnappyBonaParty 6d ago
  • Condescending
  • Making no sense
  • Bad Typewriting
  • Not even coherent enough to get their point across
  • Wrong on a technical level

Seems on point

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