What are sets & reps?
Reps or repetitions is…
How many times you move, lift, or pickup a weight without stopping for a break so for example… If you pick up a weight and put it down 5 times in a row - Then you just did one set of 5 reps and…
A Set is…
Any number of reps (or repetitions) done in a row and usually… You would rest up to 5 minutes after doing a set so for example - Doing 4 sets of 10 reps means…
- You would lift the weight 10 times in a row without stopping for your 1st set and then…
- You would rest for up to 5 minutes and then…
- You would lift the weight 10 more times in a row without stopping for your 2nd set and then…
- You would rest again for up to 5 minutes and since you are doing 4 sets…
- You would Keep doing this until you've done 4 sets and…
Sometimes you'll see something like do 3 x 12 on the bench press - this means you would do 3 sets of 12 reps on the bench press or…
You may see something telling you to do 3 x 12,10,8 on the bench press and this means you would still do 3 sets but on your first set you would do 12 reps and then 10 reps on your 2nd set and then 8 reps on your 3rd set and…
Make sure you also see…
- How long do I need to rest between sets to build muscle?
- How many exercises should I do to build muscle?
- How much weight should I use to gain muscle?
- How many reps you need to do to build muscle fast?
- How often you should workout the same muscle?
- How many sets do I need to do to build muscle fast?
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