Training volume

How it is used

Common in strength, endurance, and program planning. Coaches discuss increasing, reducing, or managing training volume to balance progress, fatigue, and recovery.

Example sentences

1. Our coach cut training volume this week because the squad looked flat after three hard sessions and a weekend tournament.

   Here, training volume means the overall workload across the week, not the intensity of any single drill or session.

2. When I tracked my training volume in the gym, I noticed my squat workload had doubled in just four weeks.

   In this example, the term refers to measurable work in the exercise plan, helping the athlete compare workload over time.

Common collocations

• increase training volume
• reduce training volume
• weekly training volume
• total training volume

Related terms

• workoutA session of physical exercise done to improve fitness, strength or skill, such as a run, a gym session or a class.
• setA group of repetitions of an exercise done one after another without stopping, followed by a short rest.

More terms: Training & Workouts

• work out
• warm-up
• cool-down
• rep
• cardio
• strength training
• rest day
• HIIT
• progressive overload
• plateau
• training program
• circuit training