I've been conducting a higher volume training experiment on myself lately. Over time I found that as I've been eating in a calorie surplus and my recovery was better managed - mainly via more sleep - I was able to tolerate more training stress. In this 2 part series I'm going to discuss how my training changed over the past 1-2 months during my bulking phase, as well as discussing the most important principles that dictated my decisions.

0:10 - Why I've been putting off this video 1:42 - My (general) low volume preference explained 4:04 - Updates: on my stance - Injury management vs volume management 7:25 - Stagnation and progression with higher volumes 9:25 - Nutrition and sleep 10:20 - Motivation and mental focus 12:50 - Stripping down things to the barebones if you're stalled 14:53 - How I'm applying these principles for myself

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Resources mentioned: My volume story video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFhRk2hMcF4&t=1177s

The article: https://www.sustainableselfdevelopment.com/blog/my-story-about-training-volume-why-doing-more-is-not-always-the-answer