a dumb question, but....

ashesfromfire

When it comes to weight lifting, what's a rep and what's a set? I know they are how many times to lift the weight, but witch specifically means what ?

linds816

Here's a helpful website for ya

http://www.livestrong.com/article/153380-definition-of-reps-sets/

mustang289

A rep is one movement (1 repetition)

A set is a bunch of movements

ashesfromfire

A rep is one movement (1 repetition)

A set is a bunch of movements

okay, so you'd say, "I do 10 sets, of 5 reps" (doesn't quite sounds right but you get what I mean) If you the same motions 5 times, rest, then do 5 again. and so on and so on until you reach 10 groups of 5?

Mustang_Susie

A rep is one movement (1 repetition)

A set is a bunch of movements

okay, so you'd say, "I do 10 sets, of 5 reps" (doesn't quite sounds right but you get what I mean) If you the same motions 5 times, rest, then do 5 again. and so on and so on until you reach 10 groups of 5?

Yes, what is more standard is to do 12-15 reps per set and maybe do 3 sets of one muscle group, i.e.- bicep curls.