Athletes have debated the "perfect" rep range for decades. Should you stick to heavy sets of 8-10 reps for maximum strength? Or venture into higher rep territory for endurance benefit? Groundbreaking ...

When you lift a weight, how many times should you lift it? Supposedly, there’s a correct “rep range” to use to build strength, and a different rep range to build muscle size, or endurance, or to “tone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Look, if you’re at all curious about weight lifting and strength training exercises, you’ve probably heard the word “reps” at some ...

My name is Cori Ritchey, and I am an exercise physiology nerd turned fitness journalist, and the fitness editor at Women’s Health. When I’m not writing, editing, and researching fitness, I’m teaching ...

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 ...

POV: You have 3 sets of 8 to 10 goblet squat reps. You’re feeling good today, so you pick up a weight heavier than your normal. You only manage to crank out 6 reps, falling short of the goal of 8 – ...

POV: You have 3 sets of 8 to 10 squats reps in your S&C plan. You’re feeling good today, so you load up a weight heavier than your normal. You only manage to crank out 6 reps, falling short of the ...