60+ Days of Doing only 1 Set per Exercise — the Results Are Shockingly Good

And my workouts take half the time

Neeramitra Reddy
MANXIMIZE
Published in
4 min readJan 13, 2023

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Muay Thai + Jump rope + Running + Lifting weights + Occasional rock climbing.

Even with 9+ hours of sleep and regular foam rolling, my body felt like a sore mess.

Stripping my workout program to its bare essentials helped — until intense running came into the picture.

That’s when I stumbled upon Occam’s protocol — a minimalist training style with only one set per exercise.

Hamza endorsing it sealed the deal for me — I hopped on it right away.

Been over 2 months since then and holy molly.

My strength is through the roof. My muscle mass isn’t wasting. My recovery’s top-notch.

Let’s dive into why this protocol works so well — and how you can maximize your gains with it.

The Only 2 Factors Necessary for Muscle and Strength Growth

Intensity and Volume.

Intensity is how hard you’re going on each set and volume is how many sets you’re doing in total.

Your total training “load” = Intensity X Volume.

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