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 know what reps are
exactly.
Reps is short for the word "repetitions," meaning the number of times you
carry out an action. “When reading your workout, reps are how many times
you will do the listed exercise,” says Ashley Rios, CPT, CEO of Fitness by
Ashley . There's a lot more to using reps properly in the context of an
exercise program, though.
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