By Chris Wright
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By Chris Wright #athlean-x, #eugene teo, #how many sets per week, #how many sets should you do per workout, #How many sets should you do to build muscle, #how many sets should you do to get big, #how to get muscles, #how to get muscles fast, #how to grow muscle, #john meadows, #muscle growth, #the right amount of sets for muscle gain Chris has spent many years working and teaching in the IT field. He enjoys spending time outdoors and learning about new topics. He likes playing golf, spending time at the beach and working on classic cars and woodworking projects.
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“All of them”
Old school answer: As many as it takes! Lol.
@Davide José you got it
All of them!
Davide José well it makes perfect sense if you do it strategically as Jeff Cavalier says learn to go through failure…
“ISYMFS” old skool knowledge straight-out-of-Compton
John needs his own podcast man!
I’ve heard Mr Meadows on other podcasts and they’re some of the most interesting I’ve listened to.
Dude has so much knowledge and wisdom to offer the world, and is a great communicator too.
thank you
@mountaindog1 I’m telling you man, you really should do it. If you have time.
@mountaindog1 Totally agree. Something on Spotify where I could just listen to your advice all day would be amazing.
World Citizen what bodybuilding podcasts do you recommend?
@SoyInmortal1 I listen to The Muscle Expert Podcast, Muscle Intelligence and Mind Pump.
John Meadows has been on all 3.
What is your opinion on straight sets vs pyramid scheme?
Look up mike israetel
My question as well
Ronnie would pyramid up in weight , for ex on tbar row it would be 10,8 ,6 4,2 but weight would go up every time he would also do this for squats .
John *does* pyramid sets. He might do 90lb for 8, 100lb for 6 and 110lb for a ball-busting set of 8. Something like that.
Both, change it up every 6 weeks. Sometimes I do 3 straight, next 6 weeks it’s pyramid, then just a 1 set really heavy, 5 straight sets a little lighter, see what works and keep the body confused.
As mark bell once said “we do a couple for a few”
lol made me think i had a whisker on my screen.
I started at one push up :)
Will update if I get past one.
How many sets with steroids or without steroids?
generally if on gear you can handle more failure sets.
Good question!! Gear helps recover faster Most of the guys on his videos are on it for sure
Loved the video John. Question though what if you do full body on the days you workout? Surely this number has to be adjusted downward? I do mostly 3 hard sets per body part sometimes 4 and close to failure. I am plenty gassed by the time I leave. Cant imagine doubling that number???
#recovery
@mountaindog1
you are absolutely correct
This is what I have been waiting for!
Can you answer my question(?):
How do you count SETS per muscle group? For example: 3 sets of back squats, how much of that is glutes ? Or lunges ? Is it quads or glutes ? Thank you!
Love how you cover everything!!thank you
Great discussion. Definitely difficult to achieve muscular failure in a single muscle during a compound movement.
Prob my anatomy but my glutes have always responded the most to squats(high bar), much more than my quads, with little hamstring growth in my experience.
Eugene Teo, the Hundred Eyes of bodybuilding
pro tip : Curls to failure in squat rack count as (2) working sets ; 1 for biceps and 1 for legs
I’ve historically done as many sets as I can recover from within a week.
Agreed. When I get DOMS from squats, it’s in my quads and adductors. To really hit my hams, i do romanian deadlifts.
I don’t like the argument for very high volume, that the human body is an incredible tool capable of adapting to great workloads.
It’s kinda true, but the argument for what we can adapt to and the argument for what is best are two different things, and sometimes that’s not recognized.