How many sets you do per workout should be determined by your goal. Here's the best number of sets, reps, set types and rest periods to use.
You probably won’t need or have time for many more than six exercises per workout unless you do relatively few sets or are prepared fora long workout. Six exercises per muscle group is probably unnecessary. You’ll just end up doing lots of sets of very similar movement patterns. After ...
if you did 6 sets of 1 rep (total = 6 reps), that is obviously less effort than 4 sets of 12 reps (total = 48 reps). However, if you use Method B to measure workout volume, you would have achieved a “higher” workout volume with 6 sets. ...
How Many Sets Per Muscle Group You Should Do With the groundwork laid, you might be itching to get to the heart of the question about optimal training volume. Unfortunately, there’s no crystal-clear answer regarding how many sets you should do tobuild muscleorincrease strength. But the sci...
This idea started for me on a December evening in 2011. I had just stepped outside to do our evening chores to feed our horses. I hopped into our tractor, and a few minutes later, a five foot tall, 700-pound ...
Starting anew workout plancan be exciting. Whether you're new to fitness or switching up your training routine to chase after a new goal, the question soon becomeshow long does it take to see results from working out? Unfortunately, the answer isn't one-size-fits-all. Your fitness results...
Training for strength? Muscle growth? Power? Endurance? Here's how to adjust your rest time between sets to suit your workout goals.
You'll need a speed or prowler sled to do this move (many gyms have these). If you don't have access to one, get creative with DIY options. Essentially, you need to hook yourself to a heavy object or sled via a harness. You'll run all-out while dragging that heavy object or sle...
Workout results can show faster than you think. But exactly how much time do you need to put in before you can tell it’s working?
The first question when identifying an ideal workout split should be, “How many strength training workouts per weekam I able to realistically perform?” Don’t force a square peg into a round hole. Your training split will only be effective to the extent to which it gets done. ...