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Help With The Fitness Plan I Dont get it

lbk029
lbk029
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2007/06/21, 11:39 PM
ok .. im my fitness plan it has all the days of the wk .. lol i get that but ...

in the section of MONDAY: it reads all the exercises you will do .. well why does it tell me to do each one four times???

example: exercise sets reps

push ups 1 15
push ups 2 15
push ups 3 12
push ups 4 10

AM I REALLY SUPPOSE TO DO ALL THAT IN ONE DAY???? IM CONFUSED.. HELP PLEASE.. AND PLEASE BE NICE, IM NEW TO FT AND THE FITNESS WORLD IN GENERAL.. THANK YOU.
lbk029
lbk029
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2007/06/21, 11:41 PM
OR DO I JUST PICK ONE SET THAT I FEEL Comfortable WITH AND STICK WITH THAT???
yadmit
yadmit
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2007/06/22, 12:07 AM
Is there a blank after the 15, 15, 12 and 10?

Each one of those is a set, so set one is Push Ups, and you do 15 reps. A rep is how many times you do the movement per set. So the next set would be 15, the set after would be 12 and the last set would have you do 10 reps.

Make sense?

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lbk029
lbk029
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2007/06/22, 12:12 AM
so i would do .. 15 push ups .. then another 15 push ups .. then another 12 .. then another 10??
7707mutt
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2007/06/22, 12:16 AM
yes resting inbetween each set.

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Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack!

I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance)



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lbk029
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2007/06/22, 12:20 AM
wow! ok thanks!!! Hope both of your nights are going well. .. :dumbbell:
7707mutt
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2007/06/22, 12:22 AM
not really LOL I should be sleeping!!!!

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Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack!

I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance)



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lbk029
lbk029
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2007/06/22, 12:26 AM
me too .. its crazy, i have to work @ 745AM! Im new to FT, i signed up tonight .. so im just trying to get a feel for the site before bed..
yadmit
yadmit
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2007/06/22, 12:28 AM
Go to bed mutt... jeepers... what is it? 12:30 there?

Welcome to FT!

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lbk029
lbk029
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2007/06/22, 12:31 AM
yes it is 1230 lol .. and what is a "mutt" .. lol never heard that word before .. interesting ..
7707mutt
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2007/06/22, 12:31 AM
Yeah tim it is
I am so tired but mind will not shut up!

And ditto what the Canadian said Welcome!

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Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack!

I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance)



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7707mutt
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2007/06/22, 12:32 AM
I am Mutt
a Mutt is a peron or animal that is not full blooded. Meaning as ina dog that has two or more breeds in it

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Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack!

I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance)



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yadmit
yadmit
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2007/06/22, 12:32 AM
Take off, eh?
7707mutt
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2007/06/22, 12:33 AM
Oh is that like BITE me in Canuk!?

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Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack!

I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance)



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yadmit
yadmit
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2007/06/22, 12:36 AM
Yes sir.
7707mutt
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2007/06/22, 12:36 AM
ok just checking:big_smile:

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Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack!

I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance)



7707mutt@freetrainers.com
yadmit
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2007/06/22, 12:39 AM
hahaha... I'm off to bed... lbk029, sorry for hijacking the thread... this happens once in a while...

later....
7707mutt
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2007/06/22, 12:40 AM
sheesh leave me in my time of need! good night Tim!

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Curl Jockeys, get outta the squat rack!

I wish everyone would get a partial amnesia and never use 'tone' ever again. (thanks Menance)



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