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How many sets per muscle per week? Count your own volume

How many sets do you actually need? Research suggests muscle growth rises with hard sets per muscle per week up to about ten, but beginners respond to much less.

Use the weekly counter to add up your own sets for each muscle, see where your plan is thin, and learn when it is worth adding more.

Bar chart of weekly sets per muscle with the 4 to 10 set range shaded

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