Men's Fitness Guide

Get great gains

Without knowing your workout goals, which moves to do, and how to do them, you won’t get optimum results. To achieve your aims, you need understand the key variables involved in performing different moves so you can design – and stick to – a specific programme. The main variables are reps, sets, tempo, rest and frequency. Here’s how they affect your training…

REPETITIONS

It’s also the variable with the biggest effect on whether aim to develop strength, size or endurance. A low number of reps – in the

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