Volume Over Intensity

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October 14, 2026

Volume Over Intensity

Most people need more work, not harder work.

Volume Over Intensity

Practice yourself, for heaven's sake, in little things.

— Epictetus, Discourses 1.18

The instinct when progress stalls is to go harder. Usually the answer is duller: more sets at a manageable weight, done more often.

Intensity is exciting and produces fatigue quickly. Volume is boring and produces adaptation reliably.

Today's challenge: Add a set at your working weight rather than adding weight.

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