While Pull Ups can help enhance the whole body, performing a million
reps of any single exercise is boring (and could lead to overuse injuries).
To be specific it is 10 sets of 10
reps of a single exercise.
Not exact matches
It's the
exercise you hate while you're still at the point where you can't perform a
single pull - up with correct form, but it's also the
exercise that will make you king
of the gym once you become able to execute ten great
reps!
I'd even take it a step further and perform all these
rep ranges in the course
of a
single exercise by using one
of my favorite training principles: pyramids.»
This simple combination
of training 1 - 2
reps short
of concentric failure on every
exercise and progressing in weight /
reps every
single week is a sure - fire, 100 % guaranteed recipe for ongoing muscle growth.
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The In - Set Superset is slightly different than a regular Superset in that you alternate
single reps of two different
exercises WITHIN a set, using a common transition position between the two
exercises.
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.
Barbell or dumbbell curls (or any bicep
single - joint
exercise)-- 5 sets
of 12 - 15
reps / set; going for «pump»
Triceps
single - joint
exercise (lying dumbbell extensions, cable pressdowns, etc)-- 5 sets
of 12 - 15
reps / set; going for «pump»
The reason is the strong stretch you can put on the calves at the bottom
of every
single rep because
of how your body and legs are positioned during the
exercise.
Sets are comprised
of repetitions (
reps), which are individual performances
of a
single exercise.
He could bench press over 400 pounds but he couldn't perform a
single rep of the
exercise!