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Old 07-10-2005, 08:03 PM   #1
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for my large muscle groups such as chest, back and legs, i do anywhere from 18 to 21 sets. for my smaller groups such as arms and shoulders i do 12 to 15 sets. my diet is good, but is this still overtraining??
 
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Old 07-10-2005, 08:25 PM   #2
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It depends on your intensity and how many reps you are doing per each exercise. I'm sure HDogg will see this thread and will give you a good explanation. As for sets per week (that I do)...

Chest: 5 Sets
Triceps: 5 Sets
Front Deltoids: 2 Sets
Forearms: 2 Sets
Quads, Hams/Glutes: 5 Sets (These consist of compounds only, I don't like to isolate my legs, I usually do 3 sets of squats and follow that up with 2 sets of walking lunges.)
Calves: 6 Sets
Medial Deltoids: 3 Sets
Lats: 6 Sets
Traps: 2 Sets
Rear Deltoids: 2 Sets
Biceps: 2 Sets
Brachiallis: 2 Sets
 
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Old 07-10-2005, 09:13 PM   #3
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I think that hig hvolume is fine if its what you like and works for you. i use high volume. mine goes something like this

back-18-20 sets
chest-18-20 sets
bi's- 15-17sets
tri's- 16-18 sets
shoulders-18-20 sets
quads-16-18 sets
hams-12-15 sets (on same day a quads)
calves-9-12 sets, 2-3 times a week
forearms-whenever i feel like it.
 
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Old 07-10-2005, 09:28 PM   #4
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It depends on your intensity and how many reps you are doing per each exercise.
I agree. Theres really not an exact rule of anything being too much or too many. Some react better to higher volume, some lower volume, some high frequency, some low frequency, high intensity, low intensity etc. Basically i reccomend combining all different styles of training.
 
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Old 07-11-2005, 09:44 PM   #5
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i noticed stay big mentions two sets for the brachialis. i'm aware this muscle exists but i did not know there was a way to target. can someone please explain the exercise used to do this.
thanks in advance... the Perro
 
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Old 07-11-2005, 11:11 PM   #6
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small muscle groups- 12-15 sets
large muscle groups 18-21 sets

works for me.
 
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Old 07-11-2005, 11:30 PM   #7
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small muscle groups- 12-15 sets
large muscle groups 18-21 sets

works for me.
got to agree with that I'm a big fan of high volume.
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Old 07-12-2005, 04:44 AM   #8
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Yea some guys do like 9 sets for small and 12 for big, but that's not enough for me. High volume works greate.
 
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Old 07-12-2005, 05:25 AM   #9
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i noticed stay big mentions two sets for the brachialis. i'm aware this muscle exists but i did not know there was a way to target. can someone please explain the exercise used to do this.
thanks in advance... the Perro
Palms facing up is biceps, palms facing in is biceps and brachialis, palms facing down is brachialis. Of course both muscles are always working together to perform the lift but that is a general guide for which is the prime mover and which in the synergist.
 
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Old 07-12-2005, 06:50 AM   #10
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hey .. i'm doing 9-12 sets per bodyparts is it Sufficient ? . also .. is doing too much sets lead to overtraining ?
 
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Old 07-12-2005, 07:18 AM   #11
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hey .. i'm doing 9-12 sets per bodyparts is it Sufficient ? . also .. is doing too much sets lead to overtraining ?
Monitor your progress. If there is none, then your propably doing to few sets or overtraining.
The number of sets also depends on your workout schedule. If you train each bodypart twice a week then 9-12 is enough.
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it's (overt)raining men ;-)
Old 07-12-2005, 09:04 AM   #12
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one way of telling that something is not really right(very subjective), is when the feeling and pump of a muscle group gets worse... I only was able to witness this doing barbell curls - usually I do 3-4 sets of it. on one day I felt funny and did a little bit more... after set 5 the pump in my muscles transformed into a numb feeling and somehow I felt like I missed the peak of it and I was only going downhill with every further rep ;-)
I'm a low volume man - trained high volume for a long time and nothing really happened :-|

only tip I can give... listen to Your body.
 
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Old 07-12-2005, 04:42 PM   #13
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Monitor your progress. If there is none, then your propably doing to few sets or overtraining.
The number of sets also depends on your workout schedule. If you train each bodypart twice a week then 9-12 is enough.
it worked for me .. but what do u prefer ?? .. 4 or 3 sets per exercise
 
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Old 07-12-2005, 05:00 PM   #14
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I'll do:
14-16 for chest,back
12-14 for shoulder
10 for quads
4-6 for calfes,hams
8-12 for biceps,triceps
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