> How To Train Like A Minimalist (More Gains In Less Time). Directed by Jeff Nippard, 2022. YouTube, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc4OtzAnVMI>.
# A minimalist approach to training can still lead to substantial gains
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## Strength
1 heavy set 1-3 times per week is enough. You can get up to 81% of maximal gains from 1-4 sets per week.
## Health
30-60 min of weightlifting per week ensure maximum health risk reduction.
## Hypertrophy
The common baseline is around 10 sets per body part per week. 1-4 sets will get you up to 64% of maximum gains, and 5-9 sets up to 84%.
## Maintenance
As little as 1/9th of baseline work may be enough maintain gains.
## Best practices
1. Push yourself harder: most sets should be taken to or close to failure.
2. Use dropsets (failure once, reduce weight by 25-50%, failure again)
3. Sensible supersets (exercises targeting different body parts done back-to-back without rest)
4. Cut down on warmup to save time