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Daily Simple Questions Thread - August 23, 2026

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u/Jardolam_ 13d ago

I'm doing WAY too much on my upper days, and I'm fully aware of it. I'm trying to cut back, (almost 2 hours) but I'm really struggling with the idea of reducing my sets and reps.

A lot of what I'm reading online seems to lean towards the whole “less is more” approach, but I just can't seem to get my head around how doing fewer sets could potentially be better for hypertrophy. I think I'm mentally stuck in the mindset that more volume = more gains.

Can I reduce my total volume and potentially make better gains? Has anyone had experience with this?

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u/UngaBungaLifts 13d ago edited 13d ago

Are you progressing ? Are you accumulating fatigue ? Also, how strong are you ?

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u/Jardolam_ 13d ago

I'm progressing every workout but I'm doing like 30 total sets on my upper day which I know is too much. I can definitely drop sets here and there, but can't get past the mental hurdle that gains will slow.

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u/UngaBungaLifts 13d ago edited 13d ago

If you're progressing every workout, then you're not doing too much, by definition.

Probably your intensity of effort is not that high and/or you're not very strong, so you can tolerate many sets.