Excessive training volume, such as 25-30 sets per week, can be counterproductive for some highly trained individuals with high force generation capacity. — Whalespan
Excessive training volume, such as 25-30 sets per week, can be counterproductive for some highly trained individuals with high force generation capacity.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“However, there are individuals who for whatever reason can generate so much force. They're so good at training muscles that they can generate so much force in just four or six or eight sets that doing this large volume of work is actually going to be counterproductive.”
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