Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, 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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visegrip
visegrip
Posts: 1
Joined: 2003/01/14
Philippines
2004/02/24, 01:59 AM
Hi! Been following your exercise program and was wondering why the reps in some exercises are structured so that you start with a high count of 20 or 16 then down to 12, 10, 8 for succeeding sets? Is the first set meant as a warm-up? If so, should the weights used for that first set be substantially less (about 50%) than those you use in the lower rep sets?
mmaibohm
mmaibohm
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Joined: 2003/09/30
United States
2004/02/24, 02:22 AM
Yes, the first set is for a warm up then increase the weight as you get into the lower reps.

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