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Defining A Set

Defining A Set

A set is a specified period of time you’re doing an exercise

  • Defining sets helps you define reps, rounds, volume
  • Multiple sets will lead to greater improvement compared to a single set

Sweet spot: 9-18 sets per body part, per week

  • There’s an upper limit of what you can tolerate – and a sweet spot of what will give you the best results – maybe you can do 18 sets but 14 will give you great results
  • The goal is the do as few sets as you can get away with to elicit results

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