" I'm not advocating 30% load you will fall asleep mid set" I'm ded 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Need the stick and more yelling, other than that great video.

This is underrated gold. At the end of of the day intensity > volume. Finding the sweet spot is key 🔑.

I think it"s awesome that you covered all factors involved, not just about volume alone. Stress, age, enhanced or not enhanced ETC. It all factors in to your results. Excellent as always my friend!!!

Not only does Chris give the best information, he also has the best accent around!

Great job mate, love your channel!

Man, this info is priceless, thanks!

What an amazing channel! Always appreciated the original volume video so this follow up is wonderful!

Amazing Video as usual .. used to read your articles even at different fitness websites ..wish that you make some videos about range of motion .. partials..isolation and compound exercises..also about the training frequency and the idea that frequency alone without high volume or relatively high intensity can result in some hypertrophy

Best you tube channel for straight up info on lifting. Love it

Thank you Chris for the informations in this video and for your time that you giving us.

In my 19 years of lifting I never heard this about volume until Thibs first video. Makes so much sense. Def one of my favorite coaches for knowledge

Great videos Christian. I've gained 5 lbs of muscle and 5 grams of wisdom by watching this video. Excellent information

Another awesome video Thib..thank you sir, I'm learning heaps.

This was the best video on this topic I have ever seen on youtube, and trust me I have seen MANY.

This video was pretty helpful for me. I always feel like I'm on an island when it comes to programming due to lack of research and models to benchmark off of. On one hand I have Addison's disease, so I don't make coritsol and have lower T due to the adrenal glands not contributing any DHEA. Then on the other hand I have Crohn's disease, and I take immunosupressants to manage that. I've found I can train longer in duration per session w/o the effects of "over training", but excessive volume usually results in upper respiratory infections and a lack of progress. It's extremely frustrating trying to find an optimal program, but Thib's wisdom is helping me get things dialed in. Thanks.

Dude you are very precise. Merci Chris

this is what i wanted to hear about volume! very informative

Good to see coach gaining subscribers so quickly... He's a very knowledgeable fellow

This is pure gold information brother thank you Mr. Thibadeau!

Another extremely informative video from the best coach there is. Thank you so much Christian.

The best video on volume and intensity that I’ve found!!! Now I know exactly how to structure my program for maximum outcomes!

Glad to see this channel exploding. Its gonna help so much people

I like that u like high intensity training, I've always thought that route was more efficient, and logical.

So informative and easy to understand, thank you!

Best explained. Thank you, Coach.

Sir. I had lived in dark middle age until I watched this very correct, totally understandable description. Now I see, why I was a hard gainer gaining almost nothing. Thanks and the gains be with you.

You are hidden gold. Top 3 KZfaq trainers in my books.

Finally someone who doesn't just say "it depends" and doesn't leave you with a bunch of nerdy stuff that's only true within a specific context. I appreciate how you give concrete examples depending on many concrete factors.

Golden channel ! Facts facts 👌🏼

I was wondering about soreness past 36 hours. Great info!!

Excellent data . accurate too*! Kudos love your advice Keep the good work !!Thanks Coach Tiberau!!

I love your approach coach was tired of all these hypertrophy experts and their stinking research about that volume is the end all be all.

Finally your channel is taking off ! Nice

Best volume explanation on the internet !💪🙏

I have been followng you for many years now (T-Nation,YT etc.) and all this free information is incredible! You should really try to capitalize more on your extensive and unique know-how trough KZfaq or other channels. There are too many bullshit Coaches out there that give misleading advice to natural athletes and I wish I saw your videos when I started training back in the days. Keep it up and thanks for all those articles that really helped me progressing to where I am now

I love that explanation. Thank you

Keep this informative videos coming buddy! :)

So intelligently explained. Thank you.

Very well explained. Recommended!!

I love that you are the first person I have ever seen that addressed the immune system. I have both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and I have found that I don't recover as well as the average person. Therefore, most of the advice online has actually caused me more harm than good. Thank you so very much for addressing this topic!

This channel is one of the very very fiew there I give First a thumbs up and than watch the vid.

you need to put out more content dude. its hard for me to read articles on the web but I can listen to lectures like this on the move.

this is good. I'm over 40 years old and I believe in warm-up sets...so I agree with your rep range, but for sets I'm closer to 25-30 but using some of these as warm up sets.

Happy to see you making videos again! Been watch your older vids lately.

Fantastic information. Like they say - Listen to your body.

Jesus christ I love your videos. Never stop!!

Coach Christian, I’ve been a strength coach for 12 years and I’m very thankful to have had you as a legendary coach in my era to look up to. Keep up the content…. Make America Squat Deep Again!

Hay Christian, very informative, thank you.

This is amazing information. Thank you so much sir 🙏🏼

Thanks for the excellent video! I’m following your „best damn workout plan for natural Lifters“ from t-nation and there it’s even less (9 sets per week, but with intensification techniques). But for me, 57, nattie, it works perfect. Thank you for that, from Germany BTW, do you by chance offer Skype or Facetime coaching sessions?

This is the smartest fitness channel I ever watched ! Even ur old stuff is just Loaded with great info !

I've been reading your articles in t nation for a very long time and i made tremendous gains after following those advices... You are the best coach... Wish i could have an training session with u💪💪💪

I like this format better than Thib yelling. Great video.

Wow this channel is better than most

Great Great Channel!!! Very well explained without any shouting, being rude or sayin most of his viewers are stupid and lazy like some other "Coach" does ;-)

This is the video we need

Good to hear different ideas about bodybuilding. Schoenfeld shows a lot of science but you have to read through a lot of papers to get to an answer. Mr. Thib gives the street mans answer. Short and to the point. Very useful.

I think the video editor did not place the tables you where referring to on screen.

Another excellent lecture - it'so strange, in a good way, to hear almost perfect theoretical explanation of my current training regime when compared to all those years I've been doing high volume workouts. But, I have a question in my mind about "trash volume" (when doing higher reps, 12-15, as I do) that is said to produce higher cortisol release compared to 6-8 rep range and that dilema is answered, in my mind, while I am writing this - and this could be very good advice to older lifters like me since training in 6-8 rep range with super heavy load is so taxing on joints, recovery and nervous system, at least for me: It's rest pause sets that goes, in my case, like this. 15 reps, 12 deep breaths, 7 reps, 12 breaths, 3 reps, each mini set to failure or 1 rep in reserve (depends on the exercise). Its DC training that allows me to train muscle 3 times in 8 days, so Iam close to parameters in this lecture. And by this I am low on trash volume - only first 7-8 reps that I now count, conciously becuase of this video, as warm up reps. Thank you

Are planning on featuring video for sets/rep schemes for strength? I am training under your strength skill program as featured in your article. Covid has impacted my ability to increase weight so what I've done is adjusted your program to do 8 sessions per week at 6 sets by 3 reps progressing to 4 reps per session ( 1 morning and 1 afternoon of same muscle group, alternating every other day). This has allowed me to workout frequently and not wear out my energy, maintaining motivation.

Great content Thib. I have been reading your articles on Tnation for years. How about the same video with more of an emphasis on strength? Not powerlifter , just seeking more strength on basic compound lifts. Weighted chins, bench, rows, ohp. No squats or DL. I am over 50 and don't want to get a bigger lower body. They also really drain recovery. I work them with various types of cardio. Thank you.

Best info on youtube!

You are the real deal man! :)

Best fitness channel on KZfaq. You deserve more recognition. Quality content here👌👏

Very interesting information great thanks

Thib is my "go to" training guru👍

This sounds very sensible to me.

another great video . and i hope you make another one related to strength gains

Thib is the best, hands down!

Algo-comment. You’re the best, thib!

Enfin Christian! That's an excellent topic that follows well on the article you published back in November on T-Nation. The only thing I wonder though is this: let's say that I do not have any health issues, stress or other hormonal imbalance and I follow a 6 X 6 set/rep scheme with decent weight (70 pds dumbbells) and 60-70 second rest between sets, then I should not go above 10-20 sets per week per muscle group, is that right? And if so with this intensity, if I reach failure at the very end of the third set, should I continue on with the fourth set knowing fully well that I will not reach my sixth rep? Or should I rest longer (Vince wouldn't like that, that's for sure!) or switch to another exercise (pec deck)? That's where it can be mindboggling to me since cortisol secretion is triggered as soon one is reaching failure...

Could you make a series on natural vs enhanced training, nutrition, programming , etc. As a enhanced lifter who also spends some time between cycles "natty" , I find this information quite useful.

Top class content

Hi Chris...Watched almost all of your videos and love the way you describe things..Would like to know your take on Bodyweight training or calisthenics...The same kind of training approach u suggest with weights will work with BW training in order to get big??

I have to lift heavy only 2-3 sets for 80%+ (after warm up sets from 40-70%) is enough. Than repeat it 48 ours later. Best gains in strenght and muscle.

How do you count the warm-up sets? And what about exercises that will work multiple group muscles, how do you count them? For example bench press works chest, but also shoulders a little and triceps?

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Hey Thib, I would have payed if I knew the quality level of this video, thank you.

Different and working good as your usual Chris, but I've a question about bodybuilders who use high reps for cutting phase, or other athletes who use it for purposes of endurance or creating cardiovascular stress, is this high volume still catabolic for them, or it is acceptable away from hypertrophy context?. Thank you, and keep your good work.

Guys lets comment several times to make his channel grow.

What if strength was the goal instead of hypertrophy? Thanks so much for the content, I have followed your work since I read some of your articles around 10years ago.

This guys a genius

This is great content

What about if you use cluster/rest-pause, drop sets and loaded stretching? Still 10-20 sets or fewer? You recommend only one such work set per muscle per session with three sessions per week in an article on natural body building. Thanks in advance!

Chris, I enjoy reading your articles and watching these videos. I feel you speak what works. You speak a bunch about cortisol and I'm curious. Would you say that heart-rate per set could be an indicator of how high your cortisol gets during a workout? If not, how can you truly gauge if you are doing to much or not doing enough? Thanks!

Please make a video on Shoulders training Strategy for Long Limb 💥💥 Please Thib

Great video and info. What do you think of sustained iso holds and loaded stretching (mTor techniques) for expanding your effective muscle recruitment stimulation? In your opinion, are iso hlolds a good choice to achieve proper TUT, but minimizing total muscle tissue damage compared to other advanced techniques such as slow eccentrics? Are some beyond failure techniques to enhance effective stimulation easier to recover from, especially for a natural lifter in his late 40's? Thank you.

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The things you said about how many reps per set you should perform makes me question time under tension, because I've heard many times that time under tension is also a deciding factor for hyperthrophy.

11:30 I am running your "Strong as You Look" program at the age of 55. Feeling beat up. Will you be writing a program for 50+ lifters adjusted to accomplish Strong as You Look results?

What do you think about 5x5 training that seems to have found popularity with Starting Strength program for instance

How about a video on Vince Gironda's programs? Do they work, why they work, what's good, what's bad?

Thank! You! So! much! for acknowledging the cortisol/stress factor, I keep telling people this and how much I would be able to improve , with less stress. Anyway so basically just go to failure on everything ? (which I do) Would solve this math problem?

5 sets each exercise, between 6-10 rep range depending on weight, train 4 on 1 off and include Giant sets drop set a and Super sets.💪🏼👍🏻 I'm 50 now take a plethora of vitamins and minerals Aminos and Test.💪🏼

Amazing

I understand the rep range effectiveness when working with 6-10 reps for bigger muscle groups or compound lifts, but how does that transfer to smaller groups..lets be specific. Shoulder muscles dont have a lot of strength and if bigger weight is used, to be able to lift in 6-10 range, a lot of other muscles are involved, so delts can actually get only supplemental work. So to isolate delt movement, you need lower weight and raise the rep range for mind muscle connection and better targeting and exhaustion. Another question..delts again..workout: military press, followed by individual work for all 3 shoulder muscles...does each shoulder muscle need 10-20 sets/ week or are all 3 heads of shoulder exercises combined as total shoulder workout ..lets specify workout: military press 3x6, front raises 3x20, lateral 3x20, posterior 3x20. Is that 12 shoulder sets or is that 6 front, 3 side and 3 rear sets per workout. For my understanding, each of the shoulder heads should receive 10-20 sets/week (depending on your stress levels), as any other muscle, for natural athlete.

And this is why stronglift 5x5 and starting strength programs destined to novices work so well, even though they are aimed at increasing strength, they work major muscle groups 9-15 sets per week, 5 reps per set, 75-80 % of 1rep max weight

Glad you did not discount higher rep ranges ( like 15-20 ). Age and longevity in the sport are a factor, being in my late 40's, having 20+ years under the bar powerlifting\weightlifting and arguably lots of "stupidity" in my earlier days, my shoulders, elbows, knees are just beat to crap and I need the higher reps.

Hey man! Just found out about your channel! What do you think about reverse pyramid training?