by Josh Pelland BS, CSCS, & Zac Robinson BS, CSCS 2300 words; 8 minute read time Josh Pelland and Zac Robinson are exercise physiology master’s students at Florida Atlantic University, with Dr. Mike Zourdos, my friend, and colleague at MASS. They coach and make content at Data Driven Strength. I took great interest editing this guest blog, as I’m currently […]
How Much of Your Volume is Actually Effective?
Have you ever wondered why certain athletes can get so muscular and strong on so little volume? There is no doubt that many of these athletes are rare genetic specimens, but often I think there is more to it than that. Having our own sensitive responder on our coaching staff, Jeff Alberts, we get handed […]
Not Progressing On a Lift? Take a Step Back in Volume as a Springboard for Future Progress
When a lift stalls, throwing more volume at that lifts doesn’t always help. In this week’s blog I want to use a real case study, one that I have used with many novice and some intermediate lifters, where we actually lower volume to get a lift progressing.