Volume workout

05-28-2008, 08:21 PM

A friend of mine at the gym told me about a volume program he had started so I decided to give it a try. Essentially, you do 8 sets of 8 reps for a given bodypart. Of course you have to use a lighter weight with this, but I tried it yesterday, and I am completely tuckered out. My friend has been gaining off this workout so I'm going to try it out a little longer.

mcgaret · 05-28-2008, 09:23 PM

In the old days we would do 10 sets of 10 or even 5 sets of 5 which was supposed
to be heavy weights and a bulker.

bigworm6 · 05-28-2008, 10:54 PM

keep us updated on the results bro

Crazymank · 05-29-2008, 10:55 AM

Id record your findings. Try to compare them later.

Presser · 05-29-2008, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saudades

A friend of mine at the gym told me about a volume program he had started so I decided to give it a try. Essentially, you do 8 sets of 8 reps for a given bodypart. Of course you have to use a lighter weight with this, but I tried it yesterday, and I am completely tuckered out. My friend has been gaining off this workout so I'm going to try it out a little longer.

"TUCKERED OUT" you fucking hill billy,lol

05-30-2008, 07:46 PM

Haha, yeah, I'm a lil ol hill billy.

I'll still be keeping my journal so I'll post results.

irishpride · 05-30-2008, 08:35 PM

well jethro i am plum tuckered, the shinin business aint what it used to be.

mcgaret · 05-30-2008, 11:50 PM

This thread is tuckering me out. LOL Seriously, let us know how it goes. I have done
the 10 sets of 10. Great for my legs but arms seem to shrink after a while of that.
Watch to see if some body parts respond differently.

06-02-2008, 04:09 PM

Will do, McG.

Presser · 06-05-2008, 01:16 AM

not to knock this methos at all as i believe in volume as well, matter of a fact im training my wife right now with volume, but i consider volume to be measured by reps not sets? for instance i have her on a 4 set per exercise 15-20 reps program with light to medium weight. She has come along quite well in only 3 weeks now training high volume, i just never considered more sets and normal reps to be high volume. might give it a go though for her after another 2 weeks doing it as i explained above

06-20-2008, 09:08 PM

Perhaps it is a different kind of 'high volume.' I've heard of the 8 of 8 and 10 of 10 before, and it is considered a type of volume workout at least. I am finding it to be interesting. It seems to be working, but that may be only because I'm doing something my body isn't used to doing. I'll continue this workout regimen a little longer because I think I'm onto something in the way my body responds to training.

mcgaret · 06-20-2008, 09:24 PM

Way back we used to use the 10 sets of 10 just to shock a bodypart that was not
responding. Would only keep it up for a while then switch to a heavier 5 sets of 5 -
for example.

06-23-2008, 11:35 PM

I'll look into that. Thanks, McG.

07-02-2008, 07:44 PM

Well, it was good for a change to do volume, but it is time to go back to DC. I think I respond better to DC than volume.

05-28-2008, 08:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
saudades MC Guest Posts: n/a	Volume workout A friend of mine at the gym told me about a volume program he had started so I decided to give it a try. Essentially, you do 8 sets of 8 reps for a given bodypart. Of course you have to use a lighter weight with this, but I tried it yesterday, and I am completely tuckered out. My friend has been gaining off this workout so I'm going to try it out a little longer.

05-28-2008, 09:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
mcgaret MuscleChemistry Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CALIF Posts: 2,452 Rep Power: 79963	In the old days we would do 10 sets of 10 or even 5 sets of 5 which was supposed to be heavy weights and a bulker. __________________ Train Hard Be Humble Fight Dirty

05-30-2008, 08:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
irishpride Genxxl Forum Representative Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,011 Rep Power: 41982	well jethro i am plum tuckered, the shinin business aint what it used to be. __________________ I am the irishman your mother warned you about..... I dont have a girlfreind but i know a girl who would get really mad at me if she heard me say that... Disclaimer - My comments in no way promote the use of androgenic/anabolic steroids and/or any prescription drug without a physician's prescription. All my comments, questions and referrals are striclty for entertainment purposes only!

05-30-2008, 11:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
mcgaret MuscleChemistry Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CALIF Posts: 2,452 Rep Power: 79963	This thread is tuckering me out. LOL Seriously, let us know how it goes. I have done the 10 sets of 10. Great for my legs but arms seem to shrink after a while of that. Watch to see if some body parts respond differently. __________________ Train Hard Be Humble Fight Dirty

06-20-2008, 09:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
mcgaret MuscleChemistry Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CALIF Posts: 2,452 Rep Power: 79963	Way back we used to use the 10 sets of 10 just to shock a bodypart that was not responding. Would only keep it up for a while then switch to a heavier 5 sets of 5 - for example. __________________ Train Hard Be Humble Fight Dirty

05-28-2008, 10:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigworm6 MuscleChemistry Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,041 Rep Power: 1059	keep us updated on the results bro

05-29-2008, 10:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Crazymank MuscleChemistry Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Somewhere Cold Posts: 6,572 Rep Power: 0	Id record your findings. Try to compare them later.

05-30-2008, 07:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
saudades MC Guest Posts: n/a	Haha, yeah, I'm a lil ol hill billy. I'll still be keeping my journal so I'll post results.

06-02-2008, 04:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
saudades MC Guest Posts: n/a	Will do, McG.

06-05-2008, 01:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
Presser Presser Join Date: May 2001 Location: Always on MuscleChemistry Posts: 4,296 Rep Power: 10	not to knock this methos at all as i believe in volume as well, matter of a fact im training my wife right now with volume, but i consider volume to be measured by reps not sets? for instance i have her on a 4 set per exercise 15-20 reps program with light to medium weight. She has come along quite well in only 3 weeks now training high volume, i just never considered more sets and normal reps to be high volume. might give it a go though for her after another 2 weeks doing it as i explained above

06-20-2008, 09:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
saudades MC Guest Posts: n/a	Perhaps it is a different kind of 'high volume.' I've heard of the 8 of 8 and 10 of 10 before, and it is considered a type of volume workout at least. I am finding it to be interesting. It seems to be working, but that may be only because I'm doing something my body isn't used to doing. I'll continue this workout regimen a little longer because I think I'm onto something in the way my body responds to training.

06-23-2008, 11:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
saudades MC Guest Posts: n/a	I'll look into that. Thanks, McG.

07-02-2008, 07:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
saudades MC Guest Posts: n/a	Well, it was good for a change to do volume, but it is time to go back to DC. I think I respond better to DC than volume.

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