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reps and sets?

flogg Posts: 11 Joined: 2005/11/12	2006/08/05, 05:49 PM ok, im a beginer in every sense of the word, but i am kinda confused about sets. when the workout plan tells u to do four sets, shud i do four sets of the exercise x, one after another with a rest in between, and then on to four sets of exercise y and so on, or shud i do a set of exercise x, then do one of exercise y, then z! help!
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/08/05, 09:09 PM The norm is to do all four sets of a given exercise and then move on. I'm not sure what you mean by one after another, but you need a slight rest period between sets.
flogg Posts: 11 Joined: 2005/11/12	2006/08/06, 07:24 AM thanks for clearing up the confusion. so how long shud i rest for between each set? ============ Quoting from mikencharleston: The norm is to do all four sets of a given exercise and then move on. I'm not sure what you mean by one after another, but you need a slight rest period between sets. =============
mikencharleston Posts: 1,585 Joined: 2002/01/09	2006/08/06, 08:33 AM There isn't any one answer for that one as it depends on your recovery ability. I don't time my rest breaks but use a trip to the water fountain between sets. Roughly 30-45 seconds for a normal session and up to a couple of minutes if you're training really heavy.
flogg Posts: 11 Joined: 2005/11/12	2006/08/06, 09:08 AM thank you ============ Quoting from mikencharleston: There isn't any one answer for that one as it depends on your recovery ability. I don't time my rest breaks but use a trip to the water fountain between sets. Roughly 30-45 seconds for a normal session and up to a couple of minutes if you're training really heavy. =============