Workout SET & REPS

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SETS & REPS are often confused, so don't get your mords wixed. A repetition (or rep for short) is one complete movement of an exercise, basically one lifting and one lowering of a weight. For example, during Push-Ups, you lift your body up and lower your body down; that is one rep. If you perform 10 Push-Ups in a row, you've performed 1 set of 10 reps. Let's say you take a break, perform 10 more Push-Ups, take another break, perform 10 more, and then stop. You've now completed 3 sets of Push-Ups, for a total of 30 reps. Changing the number of sets and reps is one of the simplest techniques for adding variety to your program. If you want to learn more about The Best Way To Exercise, please visit: www.TheBestWayToExercise.com

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[stephenchrisshow]

Hi Doug,

Does a simple weight lift, such as a dumb bell, count as a "rep."

-Stephen =0)

[StandFirm]

NOPE

[stephenchrisshow]

Hi Da...Doug,

Does a simple dumb bell weight count as a rep?

-Stephen =0)

[StandFirm]

YES

[chursthouse]

Hey im back, this is more like it... your very selective and precice with wording for this lesson. Just verifying, you do own a gym?

[StandFirm]

These are my facilities.... Stand Firm Fitness, LLC and Wilton Wellness Center, LLC.

You can see photos on my website. :-)

[bassat786]

this guy talks and talks

[Halobolu]

Lets say Im doing a 4 routine chest workout, 3 set for each routine, do I do 1 set from each routine 4 times or do all 3 sets from 1 routine all together then the next routine do all 3 sets and so on?

[SiggsSE]

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[GripExponant]

@bassat786 Talks shit that is!

[SpartanLife1821]

@callofdutymw2geek I agree with you 100 percent that intense muscular contractions create big muscle growth. But Its a myth the higher reps you go for the more "cut" the muscle gets. By cut i mean by showing definition by the removal of body fat. And body fat is removed by a consistant caloric deficit. You cannot get cut without a caloric deficit. Lifting weights to build muscle, diet and cardio to get cut.

[callofdutymw2geek]

@SpartanLife1821 I think dif. by going heavy you tear a larger amount and a deaper tear in fibers you also force the joints to become stronger.When going light you dont get a deap tear you tear less fibers and the joints are under less stress..

[SpartanLife1821]

@callofdutymw2geek im sorry but you are not correct about higher reps make a person more "cut". A muscle can do three things, it can grow, stay the same, or shrink. A muscle will be more defined when the body takes in fewer calories than it burns, and the excess fat around the muscle will be used up. Remember fat is just stored energy (calories). Spot reducing is a myth also. For example for in a bodybuilding competition, bodybuilders get lean by lowering body fat via cardio and diet.

[SpartanLife1821]

@zombiekicker 9 to 12 working sets per muscle group. Again i stress this is for advanced bodybuilders with good diet and recovery abilities. By advanced i mean like 5 + years of solid bodybuilding under a trainers belt.

[SpartanLife1821]

@eurohim you need to remember muscles grow because of intense muscular contractions, not the number of contractions. This is why marathon runners have small legs yet they do alot of reps by running. Doing alot of cardio before weights will deplete your glycogen stores and you wont be able to lift as heavy or intense. I would say do your cardio after lifting so your body will start to burn fat easier because of the glycogen cleared out by the weight lifting.

[thegamefanman]

smart S M R T

[eurohim]

@SpartanLife1821 If that's the case, does that mean that spending like a half hour or an hour on a cardio machine before hitting the weights would be optimal because all that basically is is massive reps?

[callofdutymw2geek]

Thats not true going heavy tears more and deeper fibers witch means you tear a higher amount of muscle fibers wich forces your body to grow lighter reps tear less fibers more shallow and and makes harder and more ripped.People who train for size go 6 to 8 rep. and cut go 10 to 12 rep. and for strenght they go 1 to 4 rep range and 1 to 4 mainly is training the joins to get strong with the muscle.