---
title: "Viewing Sets and Volume Over Time"
description: "Compare workload trends across weeks, months, or longer."
url: https://help.macrofactorapp.com/en/articles/343-viewing-sets-and-volume-over-time
collection: "History and Insights"
updated: 2026-10-20
language: en
---

# Viewing Sets and Volume Over Time

Compare workload trends across weeks, months, or longer.

If you are curious about the training data you are collecting, the app provides several ways to view how your workouts add up over time. One of the most useful ways to do this is through the Sets and Volume views.

### **Sets over time**

Looking at sets over time helps you understand your training volume independent of load. Since sets are a major contributor to training stimulus, this view can help put changes in progress into context. For example, if progress has slowed or stalled, you can check whether that period coincides with fewer total sets or reduced training frequency.

### **Volume over time**

Unlike the Sets view, which treats all sets equally, the Volume view accounts for how heavy those sets are. This makes it useful for understanding changes in workload when loading strategies, exercise selection, or training intensity shift.

Volume is separated into two types:

-   **Resistance-based volume**, which includes work done with external load such as barbells, dumbbells, or machines.
    
-   **Bodyweight volume**, which includes work where your body is the primary load, such as pull-ups, push-ups, or dips.
    

### **Where to find these views**

#### **Workouts**

**Dashboard > Workouts**

Here, you can view Sets and Volume for your workouts across different time ranges, including weekly, monthly, yearly, or all time. You can also scroll down to see which exercises contributed the most sets or volume during the selected period.

#### **Muscle Groups**

**Dashboard >** Muscle Groups **> See All**

Select a muscle group to view how much training it has received over time.

For example, if you select the triceps, you can see how many sets or how much total volume they received across weekly, monthly, yearly, or all-time views. You can also see how individual training sessions contributed to that total.

## Read next:

Now that you’ve learned how to view sets and volume over time, you might enjoy one of these articles next:  
  
[Muscle Groups  
](https://help.macrofactorapp.com/en/articles/280-muscle-groups.md)[Understanding Levels](https://help.macrofactorapp.com/en/articles/342-understanding-levels.md)  
[Viewing Exercise Performance Over Time](https://help.macrofactorapp.com/en/articles/344-viewing-exercise-performance-over-time.md)