The blurred line between volume and HIT

[Donny]

What do you consider moderate, 3 x 10?

3-4 sets ..reps depending on goals but I mostly do around 8-15 reps
Legs 15 reps or around that & chest about 8-10.
I don't do lower reps anymore.

I will do 2-3 sets per exercise if doing a full body workout as it's enough for me.

[Humble Narcissist]

3-4 sets ..reps depending on goals but I mostly do around 8-15 reps
Legs 15 reps or around that & chest about 8-10.
I don't do lower reps anymore.

I will do 2-3 sets per exercise if doing a full body workout as it's enough for me.

Yeah, lower reps are a no no for guys my age.

[Donny]

Yeah, lower reps are a no no for guys my age.

I like the feeling of say 10-12 good clean reps, I concentrate more now.
No more 5x5 for me 😅

[Rmj11]

Sometimes I do straight sets other times I use pyramid sets. Just depends on how I'm feeling.

When pyramiding I use this scheme

Set 1 60% of top weight warm up
Sets 2 and 3 use 80% of top weight pre exhaust
Sets 4 and 5 top weight taken to near failure

When doing straight sets build up on the volume. So once I can get 3x8 with a certain weight I go up to 4x8, once that is achieved go up to 5x8. Once that is achieved I up the weight so I'm back down to 3x8 and start the cycle again. Very effective because I'm cycling the volume and total amount of reps.