Sentences with phrase «repetitions of a single exercise»

In strength training, muscular endurance refers to the number of repetitions of a single exercise you can do without needing to stop and rest.

Not exact matches

Weightlifters do incorporate a lot of basic bodybuilding exercises into their routines, but their primary method of training is to push / pull the heaviest loads possible using triples (3 repetitions), doubles (2 repetitions) and singles (one repetition).

Waiter's Walk & Farmer's Walk Performed with a single heavy dumbbell, these unusual exercises are performed for distance instead of a set number of repetitions.

Although I said you have to keep the repetition range between 6 - 10 to build strength and muscle and although this correct, the single biceps exercise without weights doesn't actually consist of any repetitions at all but is in fact static holds involving the humble chin up.

Perhaps the most critical element when you want to grow your muscles is the ratio of weight to reps.. What I mean by this is working towards with about 75 - 80 % of your single rep max for three sets of 8 - 12 repetitions for each exercise.

Sets are comprised of repetitions (reps), which are individual performances of a single exercise.

Exploring multiple sets of the Nordic hamstring curl exercise, Marshall et al. (2015) noted that a single set of 5 repetitions led to substantial reductions in peak eccentric knee flexion moments during the exercise, with even further reductions in subsequent sets, implying that performing the Nordic hamstring curl prior to practice or other exercise might not be advisable.