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Mini-sets: The training secret that multiplies effective reps without longer workouts

Mini-sets are redefining modern strength training, allowing lifters to accumulate more high-quality reps, push performance ...
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Reps Hold the Key to Muscle Growth. Here’s How Trainers Say You Should Use Them.

Look, if you’re at all curious about weight lifting and strength training exercises, you’ve probably heard the word “reps” at some point. You may have even used the abbreviation yourself but still not ...

The ‘6-12-25 Workout’ Promises to Get You Stronger Quickly—Here’s How It Works

All gym routines have an element of predictability about them, so when a fresh way of lifting weights—like the 6-12-25 ...
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This Part Of Your Exercise Reps Is The Key To Muscle Growth—And You’re Probably Ignoring It

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you tend to breeze through the "easy" part of an exercise—like lowering into a squat or letting your ...

This 650-Rep Workout Is a Bodyweight Test of Pure Grit

CrossFit’s Hero WODs have a reputation: they’re designed to honour men and women who have given their lives in service – and ...
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Why counting reps is secretly sabotaging your workouts

Everything you’ve been taught about building muscle and getting stronger might be completely backwards. While you’ve been religiously counting reps and pushing through sets like a human calculator, a ...
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'Last Three Reps' exercise program means more time for Tony's Ice Cream and Sun Drop

An author tried a new workout program based on a YouTube video claiming only the last three repetitions of an exercise matter. I watched a YouTube video recently that said 90% of the benefit of any ...