| Low or high volume, I need help?
Hello, I've been weight training for three months and so far I have tried two different workout routines and I have made decent progress.
I have been reading a lot about different routines and it is said that to build mass you need about 80 reps per muscle group every week and this can be split into two 40 rep workouts or one 80 rep workout. Most of you guys favour working each muscle one a week and doing high volume but a lot of the sites I've visited give conflicting advice and say that 3-4 sets is the optimum for each muscle in a single workout. I must admit I'm a little confused by this and I know that things are different for every individual, but generally speaking which way will give me the most gains - high volume once a week, or half the volume twice a week?
Also, if I do opt for high volume once a week (per muscle group) how many sets should I aim for with big and small muscle groups? And do shoulders and pecs count as big or small muscles?
I guess what I'm looking for is if you can tell me how much volume you did when you were novices.
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