I reached the final week of progressive overload mixed with higher volume. Did I set new PRs or hit a plateau?

I got back on track with the powerbuilding workout this week. See which muscle groups increased and which decreased.

I think I hit the overtraining wall this week! Here’s how it happened and how I plan to adjust my workouts.

It’s powerbuilding week 3 and I’ve settled into a good rhythm. See how I successfully added workout volume while increasing load.

Week two of the powerbuilding program involved adding sets for the hypertrophy muscle groups and adding weight for the strength muscle groups. Here’s how it went down.

I strategically designed this powerbuilding workout routine to successfully achieve two opposing fitness goals simultaneously. Something I’ve not seen done effectively before.

Powerbuilding is a resistance training program that combines strength and hypertrophy. The goal is to get stronger and bigger at the same time.

This was the final week of this phase of the progressive volume training with the highest number of sets so far. Find out if I overtrained and where my training goes from here.

This week featured two additional sets per muscle group. And I focused on pushing for 1-2 more reps per set. Here’s which muscle groups improved the most.

I added more volume for every muscle group this week. But did my workload actually increase? Let’s find out.