Sets per body part..

[IndiansCatcher19]

How many sets would be sufficient for gaining maximum strength and size?

[jstforme]

this is one thing that is user independant, what works for some doesnt work for others, reason why there is so many "right" training routines. but for max strength and size, back in the winter i did 6-8 reps. one medium warm up set then straight to heavy and kept it there for 3 maybe 4 sets, other people might need more sets, hell maybe i would have grown more if i did another set or more reps but i could definitly see impressive results. i will say that i was on 750mg test, dbol, no antis and helluva lota food. i dont think the number of sets is more important than the food you eat though, that is where i could see my strength and size gains increace

[tatteredxangelx]

strenght and size are different things ... If you want my opinion go for one or the other ... It always depends on the person and the body part ... right now I am training everything for strength besides biceps b/c they are laggin and I want them to catch up ... this is what works best for me:

legs: 30-40 sets (2-3 hours) 6 sets of calves today. people say this is too much, but these are people who aren't sporting 31" wheels with a 635lb squat and 2200 leg press.

back 25-35 sets ... 6 sets of deadlifts, followed by 2 sets of partials. Don't be a pussy, pack the weight on the bar and deadlift. Also do traps w/ back

shoulders 10 set sdone with incline chest work - 4 barbell-type presses, 4 laterals, 2 front raises

tris: 10 sets, done with flat chest -- 6 sets of 4 reps of 1/3 bench partials followed by 4 sets of extensions (skull crushers, french presses, overhead barbell extensions etc)

chest 10 sets: done twice a week, 6 sets of bench, 4 sets of chest press, day2: 6 sets incline bench, 4 sets incline chest press

biceps 9 circuit sets (trained for size) alt dumbell curl/barbell preacher curl/high cable curls done 3 times, hastility, but not supersetted. my reps go

8/12/20 -- 6/12/20 -- 4/10/15

abs are done on back days, 6 sets of weighted work. forearms are taken care of from trainign so much and NOT using wrist straps.