In this episoe Dr. Mike Israetel and Dr. Eric Helms go head to head at discussing whether or not increasing set volumes week to week is the best way to progress our training for optimal hypertrophy. This is part I of our discussion, in a week part II will drop! Time-Stamps: 0:45 - Why Mike thinks we should increase sets week to week? 10:15 - How Eric likes to set up a mesocycle's progression 18:05 - Does your MAV change over the course of a mesocycle? 23:17 - Are low volumes more effective after deloading? 28:45 - How Eric likes to manipulate volume 34:28 - Why Mike doesn't use strength gains as his main/only proxy 42:42 - Eric's rebuttal 49:40 - Mike's recommendation for finding your optimal voluime Website and coaching: https://abelssd.com/ or email me at: abel.csabai@gmail.com insta: @SSD Abel Our Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sustainableselfdevelopment RP YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfQgsKhHjSyRLOp9mnffqVg Mike on Insta: @rpdrmike 3dMJ website: https://3dmusclejourney.com/ Eric on insta: @helms3dmj