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gm random q: Anyone know how much intensity / length of workout matters for strength workouts vs overall volume? E.g. if I workout 4 days/week and lift a total of X lbs, what changes if I lift the same X lbs over 6 days but do shorter workouts each day?

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Optimize towards greater intensity for strength Optimize towards greater volume for size Andy Galpin’s series on huberman goes into the weeds on this, but this is the TLDL

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Anecdotally found that 6x/wk is less sustainable over a 1 yr+. 4x/wk allows for more focused prehab + recovery. Which leads to more intense workouts and faster progress

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all very good advice in the replies! realistically if you’re a beginner to intermediate lifter, any intensity level is going to be OK. volume of lifting matters much less. there’s a finite ceiling of improvement you’re going to hit early on, so resting is >>>

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In my experience I can get 70% of the way to my all time PRs with 1/5 the amount of time. I don't want to only get to 70% but when other priorities are there it doesn't take a lot to maintain or even gain (depending on if you're falling off or climbing back)

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My not-so-scientific take is to do a breakdown that lets you fit rest/low intensity days in between strength training. My schedule is: Mon: Pilates Tue: Weights Wed: Pilates Thu: Weights Fri: Rest or Weights Sat: Yoga Sun: Rest or Weights

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Strength is a function of progressive overload x time The limiting factor for that is usually rest time between sets and # of days per week Time under tension is important too, but if you're monotonically increasing weight every week then you can be efficient with short workouts and incremental progress

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Volume is the primary driver of strength/hypertrophy, so you should expect those to be roughly equivalent. Benefit of increasing frequency is enabling higher quality (ie your 8th working set of squats probably won’t be as good as the 1st) and enabling you to recover from more volume overall

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Volume/#-of-sets being equal, it doesn't matter. With higher frequency, you can even get away with doing a bit more per session.

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Depending on time under the barbell, noobie gains can be contributed to neuromuscular adaptation, after this stage the grindy work begins.

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There are studies about 7 minute full force workouts being very efficient. Google ✌️

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