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2004/03/21, 03:21 PM
I just opened an account and am very confused. I cant figure out how many of each activity im supposed to do in each rep. and I have no idea what my "input weight" is. :surprised:. Also ive searched for good streches, but am totally lost. Thanks-- Danielle
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2004/03/21, 04:41 PM
For instance on curls...it says reps of 20,16,12,10. That means you do that many reps. It would be 58 curls broken into sets of those numbers. Your input weight is the amount of weight on the bar when you did the curls. Make sense??
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Charlie
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2004/03/24, 12:58 PM
It depends on what you want to do. If you want to gain mass then you would keep your reps in the range of 10-12. If you trying to cut things up then you would go into the range of 16-18 or even higher.
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2004/03/24, 02:04 PM
not really, assante.
1-6 reps, mostly brute strength
6-10 strength, 'mass' gain
around 10-12 reps you are still gaining stregth, but you are starting to work more endurance type fibers.
Anything over 12 reps - you are basically doing cardio, training your muscle fibers for endurance.
Women are misled all the time about what will casue weight loss. Work with heavy enough weight that 12 reps are hard to complete. The higher reps thing will have you spinning your wheels with light weight. Go heavy, you won't bulk up unless you are genetically gifted. You will see improved muscle tone, heightened metabolsim and greater strength.
Do cardio to burn calories and lose bodyfat, of course, with a healthy diet, it happens a lot faster.
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"To be able to go to the gym and train hard is a joy and a privelege, even though the hard work necessitates driving yourself through considerable discomfort. Savor this privelege and blessing, and revel in it."
Stuart McRobert, Beyond Brawn
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