Is volume that important?

For example pic related, last week I did way much volume but today I done less volume but more new weights and broke prs (it was as intense as last week if not more intense )
So what's your opinion fit?

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I've heard competing philosophies (+results) when it comes to volume and weight.

On one hand, I've heard of guys doing low weight at super high repetition, and others doing high weight at low repetition.

In other words, I have no clue.

The questionable thing is that last week had alot more volume than today's but both has the same intense factors (and like I said probably today's was more intense) so is it real that last week I stimulated the muscles better?

Volume = sets*weight*reps
So those are not competing philosophies at all. Considering OP question, volume is literally all that matters when it comes to progressive overload, as long as one of those 3 variables keeps going up you'll keep making some kind of gains.

bear with me user brainlet here, so did I make any gains from last week?

Well gosh maybe if we actually looked at controlled experiments we could figure something out.

Oh wait.

Yeah. So long as a set is done to near-failure it doesn't matter what the weight is.

Volume per muscle group (number of sets per week)however is the best predictor of hypertrophy of s routine

No, that's not at all how "volume" is used in the literature. Volume refers to the weekly number of sets per muscle group

I change weight and rep schemes when I stall out on progress.

Kinda do the same yeah

I believe that it differs per person. A big person, heavy and strong (say 100kg+), usually recovers much slower from a high intensity training then somebody way much lighter (70kg). Sheiko, for example, has different standard programs with different intensities and rep ranges based on the weight. Besides that he also has beginner, intermediate and advanced programs.
Besides that, you simply train different things with different rep ranges. That is hypertrophy for high volume and strength for low volume. Ideally you incorporate some of both in your training (most programs do), depending on how strong you are.

You'd be better off by changing rep ranges throughout a training cycle (week or longer depending on how strong you are). It might prevent you from stalling in the first place.

Is this the concept that intermediate programs like the bridge are based on? I hear about programs having weeks with high intensity, with more volume, deload weeks etc. Where is a good resource to learn about how to best combine/apply these things to make an effective program?

Thanks for the tip! Maybe 2 weeks 8x4 then switch to 2 weeks 5x5? I log every workout so keeping track of weights and progress shouldn’t be a problem.

The idea of training with different rep ranges is that, as you become stronger, it becomes hard to train for hypertrohpy and strength at the same time. And you need both, bigger muscles lift more, low rep ranges (strength) trains central nervous system. As a beginner you can easily do both at once in for example 3x5 reps. The idea of changing rep ranges is used by almost all good programs. For example, Mark Rippetoe writes about it in Practical Programming (really good book if you're nterested in effective programming, even if you don't like ss or texas method) but also goole daily undulating periodization.

377 vs. 312 so yeah you did less volume this week.

I'd say it really depends on your level of strength. For how long have you been training and how much do you lift? What's you body weight?
Both 8x4 and 5x5 is high volume but it could work. I'd personally have different rep ranges daily but I'm intermediate. I'd do something like 5x5-8 day 1, 3x4 day 2 and 1x1-4 day 3 with drop sets. You should read practical programming if you're interested in understanding what rep ranges/periodization would fit you.

5’10” @185
Relatively fit baseline since I have a physical job and am required to pass PT tests. Have lifted before, but steady training about 8 months so definitely a beginner. I don’t even know my maxes right now. I deloaded when I swapped to 5x5 because I burnt out at 8x4 and back slid. I really should do more research. I made my own program to fit my needs of traveling a lot and being stuck with limited equipment and have just been using brute force and ignorance to make progress instead of being a program slut.

Pick a beginner's program. Like I said, beginners don't need periodization, they can train hypertrophy and strength at the same time. Do a beginner's program to max out linear progression and move onto a intermediate program when you feel like you're stuck.

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This one is a popular and good beginner's program on Jow Forums

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Thanks! I’ll finish out my week and give this a try Monday. I have better access to full gym now so I guess it’s about time I started making the transition from dumbbells to barbells.

You're welcome. Good luck.

Depending on your genetics your muscle fibres may respond better to heavier with less reps or moderate with high reps

What app is that?