Sentences with phrase «reps per set using»

Do five or six reps per set using maximum load.

Not exact matches

So when you're used to doing 6 - 10 reps to failure per set, choosing a weight that lets you do 15 to 20 reps per set before you fail yields a different kind of muscle pain.

Use a weight that allows you to get 10 reps per set with proper form and perform five sets to near - failure.

While powerlifters tend to do 5 or less repetitions per set, bodybuilders use the 6 to 12 reps scheme, trying to achieve ultimate muscle stimulation.

In short, your ideal workout should focus on multi-joint, compound exercises instead of isolation moves using heavy weight and a low volume (ideally 6 - 8 reps per set), and allow only super-short periods of rest between sets (1 - 3 minutes).

So, if you're accustomed to doing 8 - 12 reps per set, you'll have to get used to lifting heavier weights than usual.

When performing the exercises with straps, reps per set were increased by an average of one to two compared to not using straps.

He was using heavy weights, performing up to 20 reps per set.

One way to get the most out of it is by perform as many reps as possible for 30 seconds instead of doing the traditional 3 sets of 10 reps. Use a weight at which you can perform about 10 reps per side and don't stop your set after reaching failure; instead, keep on doing partial reps until you hit 30 seconds.

You will train all body parts twice a week doing 10 - 12 sets a body - part, using low weights, low intensity and 10 - 12 reps per set.

Note: With deadlifts I do not recommend that less experienced lifters use over 5 - 8 reps per set.

When used with lower reps (anywhere from 1 to 5 reps per set and for 3 to 5 total «working» sets), it was a favourite of strength athletes like Doug Hepburn, Tommy Kono and even Ted Arcidi.

If you use 15 - 20 reps per set on hamstring exercises — a repetition range often promoted by the Nautilus disciples — your training intensity would be approximately 50 - 55 % of your maximum.

For bench, deadlift and squat, drop the reps down to 3 reps per set and increase the intensity (i.e. use heavier weight) for each set.

Three work sets per exercise using the «standard» rep ranges (4 - 6, 8 - 10.

If you're a beginner, get your form as good as you can first, then build up slowly to a challenging weight (while making sure your form stays good) and remember to do at least one warm - up set per muscle group (a warm up set uses a lot lighter weight for about 10 — 15 reps; it doesn't count as one of your workout sets).

Full Squats: 2 sets of 15 — 20 reps Wide Squats: 2 sets of 15 — 20 reps Bulgarian Split Squats: 3 sets of 15 — 20 reps per leg High Step Ups: 3 sets of 15 — 20 reps Deadlifts: 3 sets 15 — 20 (per leg if using single leg version)

While the rep ranges used to develop size and strength can vary widely, most trainers and strength coaches have long agreed that loads that cut you off at 12 reps or fewer per set are most appropriate for building muscle.

I no longer over - lift / over-cardio: 3 sets of 20 reps per body part using 50 % of the weight I lifted in the past.