You don't see people that are ripped doing low volume? Well I assume you don't mean what ripped traditionally means (low bodyfat not necessarily big) and you mean huge guys. Well, was Dorian Yates not big enough for you? Or Mike Mentzer?
Here are some things you must understand:
1. You have to have a pro's genetics and/or massive amounts of drugs for most of their training methods to work.
2. You most likely don't have those genetics, and I hope you aren't doing steroids now, and it would be cool if you never did them (you should wait at least 4-5 years before even thinking of touching a roid IMO)
FYI, I'm relatively a beginner, I've been training a bit less than a year. And doing very low volume routines (as in working out 2-3 days a week with only 5-8 TOTAL SETS in a day) I have put on 42 pounds to date (about the same bodyfat). HIT, or DC training (see sticky at top of page) is the way to go if you're not a genetic superman. HST is also worthwhile but not for a flat-out beginner imo.
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