Should you do sets every week? Volume vs. intensity explained step by step

The Laboratory of Juan María Jimenez Llorente

Should you do interval training every week? Or is it better to build up volume and save the intensity for later? In this Q&A, we analyze how to properly plan your workouts depending on the time of year. Learn to balance volume, intensity, and recovery to improve your performance without plateauing or getting injured.

⏱️ HIGHLIGHTS:
00:00 - Introduction: Series every week, yes or no?
00:35 - Volume vs. intensity: block structure
01:20 - Sample planning 6–8 weeks
02:10 - Risks of combining high volume + intensity
03:00 - What happens if you do series every week?
03:45 - Chronic fatigue and plateau due to excessive intensity
04:30 - Divide the season into phases: base, intensity, recovery
05:15 - Ideal weekly schedule for an amateur runner
06:00 - Adjust training according to the objective and the period
06:50 - And what happens in summer? How to adapt your rhythms to the heat
08:10 - Series in summer: yes, but sensibly
09:00 - How long does a specific phase last?: 4 to 16 weeks depending on the level
09:45 - Conclusion: the important thing is not to do more, but to do what needs to be done
10:10 - Participate in the next Q&A session: leave your question in the comments