Intermediate
How Many Sets Do You Really Need to Build Muscle?
Coach's take: Cites the real research and backs it with a real lifter's story — excellent.
3.8
Hypertrophy programming
Gym (men) / Popular
Plan sets, reps, volume, proximity to failure, and exercise selection for muscle gain.
What coaches agree on
- Around 10 to 20 hard sets per muscle per week is the volume range these coaches keep landing on for muscle growth.
- Add a rep or a little weight over time on the same exercises so each session beats the last — that progression is what keeps the muscle growing.
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Common mistakes
- Stopping sets well short of failure while believing you were close — coaches describe watching lifters rack a weight at what is really warm-up effort, and blame years of no visible progress on it.
- Piling all of a muscle's sets into one session — past roughly ten hard sets for a muscle in a single workout, the extra sets stop adding growth and just leave more fatigue to recover from.
Intermediate
How to Train for Muscle Growth: Beginner to Advanced Training
Coach's take: Best in this batch for actually understanding programming logic, not just a template to copy.
3.8
Advanced
How to Order Exercises Within Your Workout (Science Explained)
Coach's take: Rare case of a fitness YouTuber actually reading the papers and giving you the practical takeaway -- start with what matters most to you.
3.6
Advanced
How To Build Muscle Almost 2x Faster (NEW RESEARCH)
Coach's take: Backed by real studies with real numbers, not just a hunch.
3.6
Intermediate
Most People Do WAY Too Many Exercises Per Workout (What Actually Works)
Coach's take: Practical framework you can actually use, just has some unnecessary crude jokes mixed in.
3.5
Intermediate
The Most Scientific Way to Train Your BACK | Training Science Explained
Coach's take: One of the best - cites the actual research and explains why, not just what.
3.5
Intermediate
I Cut The Number Of Sets I Do In Half
Coach's take: Rare case of someone actually citing the literature correctly and showing the math -- good stuff.
3.5
Beginner
How To Make Gains At Every Fitness Level (ft. Picture Fit)
Coach's take: Top-tier, level-by-level programming guide.
3.5
Beginner
The #1 Full Body Routine to Build Muscle & Lose Fat
Coach's take: Well reasoned program with real coaching detail (warm-up ramp, anatomy-based cues) -- light app plug doesn't get in the way of the teaching.
3.4
Advanced
Is Junk Volume Real?
Coach's take: Smart, nuanced take that goes beyond the usual 'more is better' answer.
3.4
Intermediate
How To Train Like A Minimalist (More Gains In Less Time)
Coach's take: Excellent guide to training light on time, big on gains.
3.4
Intermediate
How To Get Bigger & Stronger At The Same Time (Powerbuilding Science Explained)
Coach's take: Excellent, evidence-based programming breakdown.
3.4
Intermediate
The Differences Between Training for Size Vs Strength
Coach's take: Genuinely educational — a real programming lesson, not fluff.
3.3
Intermediate
How Many Sets Should You Do Per Workout To Build Muscle?
Coach's take: Accurate volume guidance with the junk-volume ceiling explained well.
3.3
Intermediate
How To Build Muscle And Lose Fat At The Same Time: Step By Step Explained (Body Recomposition)
Coach's take: Genuinely well-argued and cites real research — no bro-science.
3.2
Intermediate
I Tested EVERY Workout Split (Using Science)
Coach's take: Clear, well-cited walk through split tradeoffs — you will know how to choose.
3.2
Advanced
Full Body 5x Per Week: Why High Frequency Training Is So Effective
Coach's take: Smart, nuanced case for high-frequency programming.
3.2
Advanced
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Hypertrophy Training Differences
Coach's take: Deep, credible, genuinely useful.
3.2
Intermediate
10 Years of Muscle Building Advice in 23 Minutes
Coach's take: Good science-backed programming advice; a touch of clickbait but the substance is real.
3.1
Intermediate
How To Train For Pure Muscle Growth
Coach's take: Excellent, with a mild program plug.
3.1
Intermediate
The Best Science-Based Leg Day For Growth (Quads/Glutes/Hamstrings) | PUSH PULL LEGS SERIES
Coach's take: Evidence-backed program design — genuinely useful template.
3.0
Intermediate
The Upper Body Workout I Followed For My 1 Year Transformation
Coach's take: Well-reasoned, evidence-backed exercise selection with clear cues.
2.9
Intermediate
3 Secrets To Making A Perfect Training Split
Coach's take: Useful split-evaluation framework - just wade through the comedy filler.
2.9
Advanced
Does Eccentric Training Always Cause More Muscle Damage?
Coach's take: Careful, credible breakdown of a real study with a clear practical takeaway.
2.8
Intermediate
How To Build Muscle As Quickly As Possible
Coach's take: Credible, no-BS - real, applicable programming principles.
2.8
Intermediate
The Best Science-Based Minimalist Workout Plan (Under 45 Mins)
Coach's take: Well-built minimalist plan with sound reasoning.
2.8
Intermediate
Junk Volume: Why You Should Avoid It For Max Muscle
Coach's take: Solid volume guidance, ignore the sponsor read.
2.8
Intermediate
How Important Is Soreness?
Coach's take: Sensible, nuanced take that avoids the 'no pain no gain' trap.
2.7
Advanced
Is The Hypertrophy Rep Range Dead? (30+ Studies Explained)
Coach's take: Excellent, study-backed and practical.
2.7
Advanced
How To Powerbuild The RIGHT WAY (best strategy for strength and size)
Coach's take: Good concrete tip once you filter out the comedy.
2.6
Beginner
Easily Build Muscle: The Simple Guide To Gaining Size
Coach's take: Good principles, very rambling delivery.
2.6
Intermediate
The ONLY 2 Exercises You Need For A Thicker Back
Coach's take: Sharp technique breakdown -- the arm-pulling mistake fix alone is worth it if your rows aren't hitting your back.
2.5
Beginner
How I Got A Beginner JACKED In 100 Days (NO GYM)
Coach's take: Genuinely good beginner coaching, explained so you can copy the process yourself.
2.5
Beginner
The 3 WORST Workout Routine Mistakes (GAIN KILLERS!)
Coach's take: Practical, well-supported advice on program structure.
2.4
Intermediate
What Is The Best Training Split For Calisthenics?! (Skills, Strength, Mass & Flexibility)
Coach's take: Explains the 'why' behind split selection, not just a template.
2.3
Advanced
Why Use Exercise Variations if Specificity is King?
Coach's take: Thoughtful reasoning grounded in real motor-learning theory.
2.3
Beginner
Training Basics & Theory | Chapter 1: The Fundamentals Series
Coach's take: Solid beginner theory.
2.3
Intermediate
The #1 Workout That BLEW UP My Shoulders (3 Exercises)
Coach's take: Well-sourced and mechanistic -- better than the usual shoulder video.
2.2
Intermediate
BIGGER QUADS: 5 Mistakes Keeping Your Legs Skinny
Coach's take: Well-reasoned, evidence-based exercise selection advice.
2.0
Intermediate
The 6 Exercises That Grow Every Muscle (ALL YOU NEED)
Coach's take: Sharp technique cues from a real expert, just don't expect programming guidance here.
1.9
Beginner
The ONLY Workout You Need For 2026 (Do This 3x/Week)
Coach's take: Good individual cues, but you're mostly copying a routine, not learning to program.
1.8
Intermediate
The Best Full UPPER BODY Workout For Max Muscle Growth (Science Applied)
Coach's take: Solid - you get a real progression scheme and exercise rationale, not just a follow-along.
1.8
Beginner
Simple Tips to Increase Your Bench Press IMMEDIATELY
Coach's take: Sound principles, delivered loosely.
1.6