It's understandable that you'd watch a video like Abel Albonetti's high-volume back workout and try to keep up rep for rep, set for set, and pound for pound. If you've been lifting for as long as he has—12 years and counting—and know your strength and endurance limits, then maybe you can.
But, as Albonetti points out at the start of this video, "I've been pushing my body to the limit for years, but if you're fresh at the gym don't come in here and do my exact workout. You will end up hurting yourself."
Instead, he says, ease into it. If he calls for 5 sets of an exercise, start with 2 or 3 sets, see how it feels, then increase or decrease the sets until you feel challenged—not obliterated.
You might wonder if you can still build muscle if you're doing less volume than he is.
"You're going to see the same benefits," Albonetti says, "because your body isn't as used to working out."
Experienced lifters fondly remember when they first started weight training and it was so easy...
Source: Heavy Volume Training For Serious Back Development
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