Periodization and Volume

[Southpaw]

What do these two terms mean in regards to weightlifting?

[I. Kay]

Periodization:
http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....le=body_129per

http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle....le=body_133per

Volume:
http://www.dolfzine.com/page644.htm

And welcome!

[Q.]

I'd suggest doing some searches here and possibly at T-Mag, possibly looking for stuff from Ian King on the first one.

VERY briefly, periodization has to do with varying your workouts over time and volume has to do with the amount of weight you move, including both number of sets and number of reps. That's the snapshot answer but there's a lot more out there.

EDIT: Rock beat me to it with a MUCH better answer!

[Southpaw]

Thanks, Rock and Q. I'll take a look at those articles.

[GqArtguy]

Go here, look up issues 17, 18, 19, 20 and 23. Read the articles that have the word Periodisation in them.

http://www.avantlabs.com/main.php