a dumb question, but....

ashesfromfire
ashesfromfire Posts: 867 Member
edited January 26 in Fitness and Exercise
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 ?

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  • linds816
    linds816 Posts: 23 Member
    Here's a helpful website for ya :)

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/153380-definition-of-reps-sets/
  • mustang289
    mustang289 Posts: 299 Member
    A rep is one movement (1 repetition)

    A set is a bunch of movements
  • ashesfromfire
    ashesfromfire Posts: 867 Member
    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
    Mustang_Susie Posts: 7,045 Member
    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.
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