Reps and sets

slim4health56
slim4health56 Posts: 439 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
What's up with this? Why say "2 sets of 10" when one could just say "20"? What am I missing? This is driving me bonkers...

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  • ChrisLindsay9
    ChrisLindsay9 Posts: 837 Member
    2 sets of 10 infer that a person takes a rest break after the first 10 reps, before starting on the second 10 reps. For example, when strength training (working the muscles to failure), the need to break up the repetitions into sets with rest breaks in between them, becomes essential.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Try it... you'll see and better understand the difference.

    When you're lifting enough weight to really stress/fatigue the muscles, the need to rest between sets is pretty crucial.

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