Volume (Training Volume)

Definition

The total amount of work in a session (sets × reps × weight), which matters way more than your ego-fueled Instagram videos for actual progress.

Example Usage

My training volume this week was 45,000 pounds total (calculated across all sets and exercises).

Origin

Quantitative training metric from Soviet sports science

Fun Fact

Progressive volume increases (not just weight increases) drive long-term hypertrophy and strength gains.

Source: Strength and Conditioning Science

Related Terms

Intermediate

met-con

Short for metabolic conditioning, high-intensity workouts designed to improve energy system efficiency. Cardio that lifters can respect, barely.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Intermediate

suicide pace

Starting a race or workout at an unsustainably fast speed that feels great for about three minutes before your body stages a full rebellion. The athletic equivalent of financial irresponsibility.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Advanced

lactate threshold

The exercise intensity at which lactate begins accumulating in your blood faster than your body can clear it. The invisible line between 'I can do this all day' and 'I need to stop immediately.'

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Intermediate

rmr

Resting Metabolic Rate: the number of calories your body burns just existing in a chair, doing nothing but maintaining life functions. It's the baseline caloric cost of your meat prison before you add actual activity, typically measured first thing in the morning.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Beginner

general physical preparedness

Building a broad foundation of fitness qualities (strength, endurance, mobility, work capacity) rather than specializing immediately. It's the 'learn to walk before you sprint' phase that impatient athletes skip, then wonder why they're always injured.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

Intermediate

mid-gaming

The practice of getting intoxicated or partying during intermissions at sporting events or other entertainment, essentially pre-gaming the second half. It's drinking between drinks, really.

⚽ Sports / Fitness

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