If you’ve been going to a commercial gym regularly, you might have noticed that some guys will crank out a set of 15 reps for an exercise while another guy just does 3 reps on a different exercise. What’s up with that?
The reason you’ll see people using totally different (more…)
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- Stop Counting Reps (for a week)
I bet you count your reps.
I do.
And all my programs that I design for clients or sell do.
But why?
Why Counting Reps Makes Sense
Counting reps can
- help you measure progress (ability to do more reps today than a few weeks ago means progress, right?),
- keeps you focused (if you are supposed to do 8 reps, and you are on #7, you are more likely to go to 8),
- ensure you follow a proven program, one written by someone who presumably knows more than you about how most bodies work and what will get results.
But counting reps can also deter progress because (more…)
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