Paul OneidVolume is one of the most debated variables in training, and for good reason. The relationship between how much work you do and how much muscle you build isn't linear, and where that curve bends is something every serious lifter and coach navigates.
Paul OneidMost people in the gym try to do it all themselves. Programming. Form. Nutrition. Recovery. Injury management. Sleep. Stress. Every piece of it, owned personally, figured out from the inside. There's a cost to running it this way.
Paul OneidSoreness is one of those topics where every lifter you ask will give you a slightly different answer. Most of the advice online lands at one of two extremes: always push through, or always rest.
Paul OneidThe actual problem is upstream of effort. You never picked a number.