Question: How Many Reps Is Best?

Answer: This is an impossible question to answer but does fall in to a list of questions that can all be answered the same way.

MIX IT UP

This is my advice on many questions regarding training and exercise. My experience trainng myself and others over the years proved to me how much change is vital to bodies adaption mechanisms. I teach my clients to consider and “rep-range” to help guide them.

If I were to give a blanket recommendation blindly to the population it would be:

• Athletes 3 – 25
• Males 6 – 15
• Females 8 – 20

Load is so important to our muscules, bones, connective tissue and so much more. Do you get to the single digit repetition sets in your workouts? Most people do not get to either ends of the above ranges. People tend to stay at some boring number they read in Men’s Health, like 3 sets of fifteen. Then they do it month after month – year after year.

Mix It Up – People.

Get to work.

Big Jim