High volume training simply can't give me the same level of improvement.
Not exact matches
Instead of
simply cutting back on the intensity and piling up the
volume, you just need to tweak your routine a bit so that it's different but still allows you to reap the enormous muscle - building benefits of
high intensity, low
volume training.
Another is
simply that running is harder on the body, so older athletes have to spend less time running to avoid injuries, while cyclists are able to maintain
higher training volumes as they age.
Arnold used to use a
high volume system when he landed in California
simply because he had the time to
train a split routine twice a day.
To the point where my raw strength matches (younger) guys in the gym who are focusing purely on strength, but due to excessive rest times dictated by their low - rep /
high - weight regimen,
simply have too low of a workout
training volume which I believe throttles their actual gains.
As you'll be
training with both a
high frequency and a
high volume you absolutely must not
train to failure, as this will
simply be too much to recover from.
To execute this concept,
simply up reps into the 15 - 20 range,
train with quick velocities, and keep
volume high.2