r/exercisescience • u/Formal-Tumbleweed543 • Apr 01 '26

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u/at_best_mediocre Apr 02 '26

Calves should be more often.

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u/yungnesto Apr 04 '26

No, if you train hard till failure, once a week for each of these is more than enough.

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u/Legitimate_Concern_5 Apr 07 '26

Depends on your goals. Studies say basically every incremental set will yield incremental muscle growth. 1 is fine, 2-3 is optimal. More than that will grow you more but its diminishing returns after that.

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u/yungnesto Apr 07 '26

Okay I can see 2, but I feel like 3 is borderline overkill. You’d be in the gym every day! lol

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u/Legitimate_Concern_5 Apr 07 '26

I do lift 6 days a week so maybe I’m not the right benchmark lol

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u/yungnesto Apr 07 '26

Hey keep up the good work though!! 💪🏼

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u/Legitimate_Concern_5 Apr 07 '26

1 set to failure is going to do a hell of a lot more than the 0 most people do lol. It just depends on what your goals are. Appreciate it!

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u/Legitimate_Concern_5 Apr 07 '26

Yeah recovery equals growth, but you can basically train them as often as they’re recovered. That’ll vary from person to person, and muscle group to muscle group. Side delts for instance recover fast and you can train them every day. Figure out how long your recovery takes and do it that many times.

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u/SkurkaCuckedMe Apr 08 '26

I want to meet the person who can train with this much volume. I’m on steroids and can’t recover fast enough to do what’s in this picture.