Your Training Volume Is WRONG
19K views · Oct 3, 2025 · People & Blogs
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@CoachMaxAita · 11 months ago · pinned
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@gloobark · 6 hours ago
as a powerlifter what has worked for me and my clients is, on a "heavy day", the first working (back off) set should be around RPE 6 and last set RPE 9, distributed across 3-5 sets.<br><br>if you hit RPE 9 by set 3-4, or if you get to 5 sets at any RPE greater than the RPE of set 1, you're done and we do accessory/hypertrophy work.<br><br>it's a similar approach on "light days" but we aim for RPE 5-8 across 4-6 sets often with technique focused variations.<br><br>this seems to autoregulate the volume to manage fatigue as well as hone the movement skills
@MichelleBaier-v5q · 11 months ago
I was watching your video to learn and at about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUbbflcJ8M&t=1290">21:30</a> you had a video of an older, heavier, stronger athlete....lol that was me! I am not nearly as strong as I used to be because of a patellar tendon rupture but I am definitely older (53 going on 80 most days) and heavier!! Can't seem to lose weight these days and I agree with everything you said about volume with older and heavier athletes. Can't do what I used to be able to do at all!!! My older PRs of 84 and 99 are well in the past but still hope to make 60 and 75 as I age up to the 55 age group and continue to recover from that horrific knee injury. Thanks for including the videos of me:)
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@wooblezx · 11 months ago
hell yea max aita just dropped!
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@duk8648 · 9 months ago
Unreal how well and common sense way this is explained. Absolutely love it.
@ReggyDee · 11 months ago
Great vid with lots of food for thought! Thanks!!!! Not that it really matters, but it's "Prilepin's Chart/Table" (not Prilepens) - get that man a spell checker - lol. BTW missing your commentary at the worlds - the other guy is ok/functional but the magic of the Seb/Max 1-2 punch makes for objectively better commentary. Cheers!
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@przemekmajewski1 · 11 months ago
at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdUbbflcJ8M&t=550">9:10</a> I've almost got a stroke. be warned. especially if you have any issues
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@dbennett4 · 11 months ago
These videos are excellent, thank you for making them!
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@guilhermecosta538 · 11 months ago
Awesome videos!! Very insightful and helpful. Thank you very much!
@Leonidas-eu9bb · 11 months ago (edited)
Is this voluke/intensity spectrum similar for strength, power and speed training? Think powerlifter, oly lifter, jumper, sprinter.<br>I mean it's obvious that lifting for example 5x5@80% would be an overkill. But that may not be true for oly lifts and definitely not for jumps, sprints.
@tominikolla2699 · 11 months ago
Thx
@Mr.Ciobanu · 11 months ago
Did you though?
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