Workout Sets and Reps Explained

http://www.fitterufitness.com/free-trial.html - In episode #31 "Ask Yuri" I answer a question that someone asked me about why I recommend using 6-8 reps and what the difference is between different types of rep counts for your workouts.

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[iloveursis]

damn, i love it when you show off your guns, awesome!

so, does it matter how many reps i do?

[yelkaim1]

@iloveursis Thanks. I'll bring out the guns more often...lol.

[inkblue28]

I'm doing starting strength, ( female 125lbs) I've gotten great results on it, I'm now dead lifting 150lbs, which I thought was impossible after only 3 months on the program. When you lift heavy the fat really does come off. I don't know why I ever bothered with 10 pound bars or endless cardio.

[yelkaim1]

@inkblue28 Good for you. That's incredible!

[510Mrniceguy]

Great video bro!

[six80ususus]

@yelkaim1 Finally !!! I am glad someone explained clearly rep and set ranges!! THANKYOU!!!

[batterycock]

nice vid moby.

[JtotheBtotheZ]

For chest strength training I do 10 sets on 1 rep max, when i'm done with that workout i wait a week and do it over again; Typically, i see improvement in my repetition every week, for example, after pushing 10 sets of 1 rep workout, the following week that comes i can push a new rep. Accordingly, the next workout that follows, using the the new rep i earned i repeat the process, and then i almost all the time get a new rep. Is there a better workout that can get me more reps faster?

[IbanezjemJSX]

one thing what has been getting to me is the amount of sets you should do on a muscle group, at the moment i'm doing around 9-12 sets all together on each muscle, with around 8 solid reps then cheat reps, negatives etc just to go to complete failure... but because i train so hard on each set i get fatigued by the last few sets, should i not train so hard on each set, do fewer sets, or just carry on doing 9-12 sets with high intensity? much appreciated

[LauraBeachnut]

thank you for shaving your head. Very very hot !

[Zanjistic]

When you say the last repetition should be a struggle, do you mean on your final set? I've heard that if you're working out at often as 3 times a week it's not good to push max reps until possibly the final day (so you have 2 days instead of one to recover before your next work out). Is this true? Thanks again for a great video!

[iamthemadvillain]

Hey thanks for answering my question Yuri! Your explanation really cleared up things for me.

[trevfrank]

does this mean doing 100+ body weight squats won't help my running? i usually do them after my runs when i'm really warmed up and will sometimes throw in some jump squats until the lactic acid builds up n i can't jump anymore lol