Periodization training can build strength, muscle, and endurance. Here’s who should try it.

Experts explain what to know about the training method.
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Optimizing training volume: The smartest way to build muscle without overtraining

Finding the right balance between stimulus and recovery is the real key to long-term muscle growth and peak performance.

Athletes Adjust Training Habits as Longer Workouts and Reduced Rest Days Become More Common

Training schedules continue to evolve across gyms and recreational sports environments. Not to mention, athletes are ...
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German Volume Training (GVT) could help you pack on muscle size and strength — here's how, according to a personal trainer

German Volume Training, or GVT, is a method that uses 10 sets and 10 reps of a compound exercise to maximize your efficiency (and gains) in the gym. With just 60 seconds between sets and as few as two ...
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Struggling to make gym progress? Increase your sets and reps

When it comes to building muscle, you may not be sure if more is more. Some advice suggests those who struggle to build muscle should work out using lower volume (fewer reps, sets and overall workload ...
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A New Study Asks: Higher Volume Or Higher Intensity?

If you gave me some gels for fuel and a Ludacris playlist for motivation, I could probably dive into the exercise physiology journals and find you 100 studies with this general design: Group A ...

6x Mr. Olympia Shares a Training Rule That Could Save You Hours in the Gym Every Week

Stay on the fitness side of the internet long enough, and you’ll quickly learn that everyone swears by a different training ...
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German Volume Training May Be the Most Effective Way to Build Muscle, but Is It Safe?

Want to build some serious muscle mass? German Volume Training (GVT) is one method used to achieve muscle growth (also known as hypertrophy). If you’ve stumbled across GVT while scrolling through ...