Group: General Fitness & Exercise

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TeaRose
TeaRose
Posts: 5
Joined: 2003/04/24
United States
2003/04/25, 02:33 AM
Just one Question. On my exercise program there is....
set# repetitions
1 15
2 15
3 12
4 10
I know what the repetitions are. The sets are what I don't understand. Could someone Please tell me what they are for!

Thanks
TeaRose
TeaRose
TeaRose
Posts: 5
Joined: 2003/04/24
United States
2003/04/25, 03:00 AM


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Quoting from TeaRose:

Just one Question. On my exercise program there is....
set# repetitions
1____________15
2____________15
3____________12
4____________10
I know what the repetitions are. The sets are what I don't understand. Could someone Please tell me what they are for!

Thanks
TeaRose
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P.S Sorry for the repost just want to make sure I'm clear on the set-up so I can get the right answer. Thank Again %)
Kalanchoe
Kalanchoe
Posts: 400
Joined: 2003/02/18
United Kingdom
2003/04/25, 07:46 AM
a set (if thats what you're askin) is a set of that many reps, ie 3 sets of 8 (repetitions) means do 8 repetitions, then have a small rest, then do another set, and so on, until you've done 8 reps, 3 seperate times.
i hope that helps, maybe i didn't really understand ur q!



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TeaRose
TeaRose
Posts: 5
Joined: 2003/04/24
United States
2003/04/25, 11:45 AM


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Quoting from Kalanchoe:

a set (if thats what you're askin) is a set of that many reps, ie 3 sets of 8 (repetitions) means do 8 repetitions, then have a small rest, then do another set, and so on, until you've done 8 reps, 3 seperate times.
i hope that helps, maybe i didn't really understand ur q!




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That was just what I wanted to know %) Thank you Very Much!
009009
009009
Posts: 1
Joined: 2004/12/05
New Zealand
2004/12/08, 02:34 AM
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