Walk into any gym, and you’ll hear conflicting advice about reps. Some trainers swear by heavy weights and low reps. Others advocate for lighter weights and high reps. Your workout buddy might tell ...
My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...
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Should you do supersets or straight sets in your strength training workouts?
Supersets and straight sets are different ways to structure your exercises in a workout. In this article I explain what supersets and straight sets are (with example workouts), and when you should use ...
Don't just take aimless breaks between your sets – here's how you can train smarter ...
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The Pull-Up Benchmarks That Separate Average from Strong at Every Age – and How to Raise Your Reps
Age-based rep targets reveal what counts as solid, strong and elite – plus the quick way to build pulling power ...
Reps in Reserve (RIR) is a concept that has been around for years, but has gained popularity recently. Sometimes new ideas can be intimidating to even advanced lifters, but reps in reserve is quite ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." PLENTY OF PLANNING goes into a well designed strength training routine. You'll determine the number of ...
POV: You have 3 sets of 8 to 10 squats reps in your S&C plan. You’re feeling good today, so you load up a weight heavier than your normal. You only manage to crank out 6 reps, falling short of the ...
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