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2005/05/16, 11:25 AM
I decided to introduce myself and ask a question in one thread. Hi, my name is Pamela and I found this site by accident but I'm glad I did. I'm trying to get into shape, not just for summer but for good and my question is, when you print out your workout for the day/week do you decide how many sets you want to do (because sets of 1 to 4 are listed on the page) or are you supposed to do one set of one, one set of two and so on and so forth. I tried searching other forums to see if anyone else was confused by this but I can't seem to find a post that answers my question.
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2005/05/23, 08:57 AM
Hello,
The weight is going to be what you can do with good form. For example my reps is 12 12 10 10 for my first rep of 12 on my deadlifts I use 30lbs for my next set of 12 I use 40lbs then for my set of 10 I use 50lbs and the next set of 10 I use 60lbs all with form in mind.
If I try to lift to heavy before I am ready then my form suffers. I always keep in mind that I want to increase the weight I am lifting so that I don't get stuck at say 60lbs.
Your workout says Reps Actual and Weight, the reps is the number recommended, Actual is the number you really did and weight is the amount of weight you used for each set.
So if I am supposed to do 12 reps at say 20lbs but I could only do 6 reps at 20lbs I would put in Actual 6 reps weight 20lbs.
Always remember the weight is going to be what you can lift with good form, otherwise you are risking hurting yourself or not working the correct muscles intended.
Well I hope I answered your question.
Leslie
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2005/05/23, 09:03 AM
Ok postscript:big_smile:
The workout should be setup like this,
The muscle group worked
The specific exercise
Number of reps
Actual reps done
Amount of weight used
You should see 4 lines of each, those are the sets. The # of reps should be listed as 12 12 10 10 (bear in mind you may be doing more or less reps depending on your goals, etc. but they are listed).
So after re-reading your post I think you are confusing the sets and the reps. Hope this helps.
Leslie
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