How much volume on average you guys do in the gym?

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When training hard on average how many reps n sets and exercises are you doing? Are you doing super sets drop sets?
 
I like to do 8-12 reps at four sets on each workout not including warm up or stretching. I'm big on synergistic muscles (muscles that work together). I do chest and triceps one day and then biceps and back another day, then shoulders one day and then legs another. I usually throw in some type of cardio on my shoulder and leg days since my work out is shorter. Then I rest and start over. I never count legs as a rest day as some of my peers do. I also rotate between cables, dumbbells and barbells. I keep my workouts the same and i don't change them. I've noticed a lot of people change things up when they don't see the results there expecting when really its not the weights your pushing is either mentally, nutrition or sleep! just my 2 cents
 
Don't know if I count since I'm an old ppwer lifter, but I pyramid up to my working weight then do five sets at that weight. When I get ten reps every set I increase the weight. And I only do one exercise, a compound movement, per body part. It has served me well for many injury free years. And I am both big and strong.
 
i train HIT...3 sets per bodypart only...previously that was one set per exercise, but now like Phil Hernon does i exploit 3 different rep ranges and only one exercise per bodypart (always emphasizing the negative portion of the rep as my intensifier especially last rep in each set)...so now it's one exercise per bodypart and 3 work sets per only...1x4-8, 1x9-12, 1x12-20 (except back is two...thickness and width...traps are separate also)...
 
On large muscle groups, chest, back and legs I like to do about 20 sets or so per w/o depending on how I feel that day.
 
I like high volume training. I know sometimes i even push myself too hard, but I like the intensity of training to my limits.
 
wow thanks for the input I wasn't expecting some of your answers but its good to know.... one of the reasons I asked was cause I always liked to train heavier with 4-8 reps and 12-15 sets between 4-5 exercises but I feel lately my body is falling apart at my joints elbows shoulders etc.... but its not the actual joints but the smaller muscles around the joints and I have been having this problem for a long time so I was trying to get perspective of other ways to train that can still be effective
 
30-40 sets per workout in 45-60 minutes. Anywhere from 4 to 25 reps a set depending on where I'm at and what I'm up to. Tonight a sweet MILF asked me how to use a kettle bell. I day dreamed of a few several thousand rep sets. Then I thought of her spending all my money on shoes and hummels. Then I was disgusted and hated her. I made a funny noise and walked away handing the kettle bell off to a 120 lb trainer.
 
Four/five exercises per body part 3-4 sets each... Depending on what my body is wanting..
 
Currently 12-15 total sets between 3-4 exercises and 2-6 reps per set excluding warm-ups. All my reps are 70-90% of my 1rm.
 
being older and training around injuries I try to keep reps in the 8 to 12 range x 4 or 5 movements per body part.

I'll toss in 6 rep days on occasion (every 4 th or 5th interval) because I love going heavy.
 
I don't do alot of volume, but push it hard to failure for 2 sets per exercise. Reps vary dramatically depending on the exercise - basic movements around 6-10, isolations around 12-15. Often I end a bdpt with a "pumper" like 21's or drop sets. I usually hit larger bdpts like back & legs with 4-5 exercises, pecs & delts 3-4 exercises, bi's & tri's with 2-3 exercises each.
 
12-20 sets and 6-15 reps depending on day of the week body part etc.....
 
Depending on the day and body part 5-6 different exercises 3-4 wil be heavy with 4 sets, 10 reps, 6-8 reps, 3-6 reps and final is 1-2. The other 2 exercises I do will be 3 sets 15.
 
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