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What is training volume?

Volume is work done. This can be calculated as weight x reps x sets. Or, a more straightforward way to measure volume is to just track total sets. If your sessions consist of many sets, then there’s a lot of volume. Simples!

What is training intensity?

Intensity is how heavy the weight is relative to what you can lift. So, when talking about intensity, we’re not talking about how out of breath you are.

Volume with intensity

It’s good to discuss these together, as discussing one without the other can lead to some very suboptimal training decisions. You could have loads of volume, i.e., loads of sets in a session, and they’ll do very little without the appropriate intensity.

Summary

Regardless of what some people might say on the internet, training hard and getting in a good amount of volume is a recipe for success, and we have plenty of research supporting this. We also have plenty of anecdotal evidence, as most people you see in really good shape will have trained hard and done that a lot.

In short, train hard, train enough and enjoy making solid progress!