Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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RG_1
RG_1
Posts: 2
Joined: 2002/09/18
United Kingdom
2002/09/18, 02:19 PM
Hi everyone

I was wondering if anyone could tell me how many reps a beginner should do when weight training.

Thanks
Arnold
Arnold
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Joined: 2000/11/27
Canada
2002/09/18, 02:31 PM
Hey..

have you signed up for a program here at ft? If you select beginner than you will have a great plan to follow. A beginner in my opinion should get used to the form of each exercise.. to learn the full range of motion and get a feeling of how to contract the muscles at work. So basically 12-15 repetition. Slow and controlled reps is the key.

Good Luck

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RG_1
RG_1
Posts: 2
Joined: 2002/09/18
United Kingdom
2002/09/18, 03:20 PM
I currently do two sets of 15 reps in gym - do you think this is adequate for a beginner?