Weight Training

In weight training, volume refers to the amount of work being done. The “work” will of course come in the form of the exercises you do and how many sets and reps you do for each. That means volume can be measured in a lot of different ways, the most important of which are: How…

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When creating your weight training workout routine, you tend to focus most on stuff like which muscle groups you’ll train on which days, what exercises you’ll do in each workout, how many sets and reps you’ll do for each, and so on. But, there’s often one very obvious question that goes overlooked… How much weight…

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In weight training, the term “failure” is used to describe what happens when you are unable to continue a set of an exercise due to momentary muscle failure. Some people think failure is when you just think you can’t do any additional reps. This is wrong. Failure is when you actually reach the point of…

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Weight training intensity basically refers to how much weight you will be lifting and how heavy or light that weight is for you on a given exercise. The lighter the weight/easier it is for you, the lower the intensity. The heavier the weight/harder it is for you, the higher the intensity. And, all of this…

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Weight training frequency can typically be divided up into 3 groups. First, there’s low frequency, which would most often mean training each muscle group just once per week. On the opposite end, we have high frequency training, which most commonly refers to training each muscle group 3 times per week. The final workout frequency is…

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Training each muscle group once per week is considered the most common form of low frequency training. On the other end of that spectrum, we have the concept of training each muscle group 3 times per week. This is what is typically considered to be the most common form of high frequency training. The question…

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One of the three most common weight training frequencies is one in which each muscle group or body part is trained just once per week. For anyone who has spent any time trying to find a workout split and schedule before, this is probably the frequency you are most familiar with seeing. Whether or not…

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When putting together your workout routine, the first major component you need to figure out is your exercise frequency. As in, how often and how many times should you workout per week? Now, I’ll admit… that’s a pretty broad question. After all, terms like “exercise frequency” and “workout frequency” can have a ton of different…

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