Managing Training Volume: Finding Your MRD and MRV
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 12:00 am
Are you training too much or too little? Understand volume management.
Key concepts from Dr. Mike Israetel (Renaissance Periodization):
Key concepts from Dr. Mike Israetel (Renaissance Periodization):
- Maintenance Volume (MV): Minimum to maintain current muscle size.
- Minimum Effective Volume (MEV): Lowest volume to stimulate growth.
- Maximum Recoverable Volume (MRV): Max volume you can recover from and still make gains.
How do you manage your training volume?"Find your sweet spot: enough volume to grow, not so much that you can't recover."