Group: 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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Personalized Exercise Plans

skenway
skenway
Posts: 1
Joined: 2006/03/12
Canada
2006/03/23, 01:17 AM
I have a quick point of clarification. In the personalized exercise plans it will recommend 20 reps for an exercise that is lateral. Therefore you have to exercise the left arm and then the right. Does this recommended 20 reps for each arm or both arms in total. I have been using the site for about 3 years and this is a question I have always been curious about.
sgammon
sgammon
Posts: 6
Joined: 2006/03/16
United States
2006/03/23, 01:46 AM
I'm new here, but it is my understanding that 20 reps would be 10 reps each arm. One of my exercises said to alternate so thats what I got out of it. Plus 20 just seems like a lot when they are having you generally do 4 sets, don't you think?

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Sarah
Olympia, WA
mysticgraces
mysticgraces
Posts: 422
Joined: 2006/02/21
Canada
2006/03/23, 06:25 AM
Maybe Iam doing it wrong too,but I do 20 reps each arm/leg etc
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2006/03/23, 06:51 AM
You do the number of reps indicated for both arms.

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Mike
in Pensacola Now.
Mojo_67
Mojo_67
Posts: 1,299
Joined: 2003/09/23
United States
2006/03/23, 12:32 PM
Precisely.

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Hungry and mean!
sgammon
sgammon
Posts: 6
Joined: 2006/03/16
United States
2006/03/23, 10:40 PM
wow! I guess you just learn something every day. Pretty sad that I'm sore after yesterday's workout and I only did 1/2 of the prescribed Reps. Good thing I'm only at the beginning of my program! Thanks guys!

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Sarah
Olympia, WA
sgammon
sgammon
Posts: 6
Joined: 2006/03/16
United States
2006/03/23, 10:49 PM
<- Blonde at times! Okay.. So if it is telling me that I am to do a set of 20 lunges then it will be 10 each leg. Correct? And if I'm alternating arm curls then it would be 10 each arm as well.

Please confirm for me. Thanks! :big_smile:

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Sarah
Olympia, WA