Reps And Sets?
- Thread starter Winni
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yeah if you do 30 arm curls on each arm thats 30 reps for each arm? but 30 ?!?!?!?!
Let's start from the beginning:
If I said you should do 3 exercises - 4 sets - 10 reps for your biceps, it would breakdown like this:
Bicep Workout
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Exercise 1. Dumbbell curls (single arm) - You would do 10 reps on your left arm, then 10 reps on your right arm. Next you would rest for 60-90 seconds before starting again. The 20 total (10 reps for each side) constitutes a set. So, you would repeat this exercise 3 more time to have a total of 4 sets of this particular exercise.
Exercise 2. Curl bar curls - You would do 10 reps of curls using an ez-curl bar. Next you would rest for 60-90 seconds before starting again. The 10 reps constitutes a set. So, you would repeat this exercise 3 more time to have a total of 4 sets of this particular exercise.
Exercise 3. Straight bar preacher curls - You would do 10 reps. Next you would rest for 60-90 seconds before starting again. The 10 total reps constitutes a set. So, you would repeat this exercise 3 more time to have a total of 4 sets of this particular exercise.
Make sense?
-Rip
If I said you should do 3 exercises - 4 sets - 10 reps for your biceps, it would breakdown like this:
Bicep Workout
==========
Exercise 1. Dumbbell curls (single arm) - You would do 10 reps on your left arm, then 10 reps on your right arm. Next you would rest for 60-90 seconds before starting again. The 20 total (10 reps for each side) constitutes a set. So, you would repeat this exercise 3 more time to have a total of 4 sets of this particular exercise.
Exercise 2. Curl bar curls - You would do 10 reps of curls using an ez-curl bar. Next you would rest for 60-90 seconds before starting again. The 10 reps constitutes a set. So, you would repeat this exercise 3 more time to have a total of 4 sets of this particular exercise.
Exercise 3. Straight bar preacher curls - You would do 10 reps. Next you would rest for 60-90 seconds before starting again. The 10 total reps constitutes a set. So, you would repeat this exercise 3 more time to have a total of 4 sets of this particular exercise.
Make sense?
-Rip
a set is just how many reps you did before resting.
Sometimes you'll see workout's where they say: Bench press 3x12 - that means do 3 sets of the exercise, aiming for 12 reps per set. Thus a total of 36 reps.
If you're new to weight training, I say start with 1 set per exercise, no more than two exercises per muscle group, and aim for 8-12 reps per set. Do this for a few weeks until you're not wickedly sore the next day. Then you could add a second set to some exercises.
Sometimes you'll see workout's where they say: Bench press 3x12 - that means do 3 sets of the exercise, aiming for 12 reps per set. Thus a total of 36 reps.
If you're new to weight training, I say start with 1 set per exercise, no more than two exercises per muscle group, and aim for 8-12 reps per set. Do this for a few weeks until you're not wickedly sore the next day. Then you could add a second set to some exercises.