Similar to what warp said below. Im doing Yates HIT style training and after dialing in where your failure point is, two warm up and one working set to failure has been working wonders for me.

for more than a year i trained by doing just 1 heavy set of 8 reps per exercise and worked great, give it a chance and stop the "more is better" stigma

pers i like it but like others i really mix it up. mainly i pay attention to how my body feels. if a joint or ligament feels sore ill lighten the load and use supersets, drops, really focus on flexing the muscle, mind to muscle, etc.

when im good i do throw in some heavy compounds. i do try to throw in 1 heavy exercise every time if i can then follow it up with a lighter higher reps followed by supers, drops etc.

being in my 40s i really learned to go by how i feel.

good luck, good thread to start i love reading peoples feedback as we got some super knowledgeable people on this board.

There is a reason why a lot of pros train in high volume, very high reps, supersets, little rest etc and its part of a bigger picture that the average gym rat would not benefit in the same way. I will not elaborate on this any further

I would stick to the basics and what works for most and anything under 20 reps is still key for mass gaining in almost all exercises.

i like to go really heavy 3 times a week m/w/f, heavy compound movements, slow, controlled and heavy, time under tension and exploding to the top, on tues and thurs i like doing the high reps, lighter weights faster contractions, get the burn/ pump, it conditions the bulk, getting the best of both worlds, ill eat more carbs the night before my heavy days, more protein before my lighter days, it works for me, maybe try mixing it up a bit, find what works for you with a happy medium.

good luck.

I'm all for high rep/high volume training. I alternate 3 months of that, then 3 months of low rep/low volume.