Effects of Volume on desired result?

[LaCubana]

I've looked around but can't seem to find anything on this and its the one area i struggle the most to understand.

What are the effects of volume on desired results. I guess what I'm asking is when would you use a high volume program as opposed to a low one?


Also how much is considered to be high volume and low volume?

[PowerManDL]

Originally posted by LaCubana@May 17 2006, 08:42 PM
I've looked around but can't seem to find anything on this and its the one area i struggle the most to understand.

What are the effects of volume on desired results. I guess what I'm asking is when would you use a high volume program as opposed to a low one?
When the one you're currently using stops getting results.

Or in some cases, in the context of a longer-term planned program.


Also how much is considered to be high volume and low volume?

Entirely dependent on individual recovery abilities.

I'm finding now that I can handle a lot more than I could at one time simply by having trained up to it; so it's not even static for a single person across your career.

[LaCubana]

Thanks for making it more clear. So if I want to build up my strength either low or high volume is fine right, I just need to make sure I switch it up?

I guess I was always under the assumpstion that Powerlifters and Bodybuilders trained diffrently and that one concentrated on low volume and the other high volume, but I guess I was wrong :dry:

[PowerManDL]

The variance between PLs and BBs is more in rep range and exercise selection (in terms of emphasis) than anything else.

Volume responds a lot to contrast. How you choose to implement this is pretty much individual.