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There are a few basics in weight training that people are afraid to ask, because they think that they should already know them. Just knowing what a few terms mean will help in basic weight training, such as “rep”, which is one lift of a weight or a completion of an exercise movement. A “set or “set of reps” is a series of repetitions, an example would be doing 3 sets of 10 repetitions of bicep curls. This often written as 3×10 Bicep Curls.
When beginning a weight training program I would highly suggest using a starting weight of no more than half of the weight that you could lift at the present time, and doing only 1 set of each exercise. The reason being that you want to let you body ease into your program and not put to much strain or have a chance for injury because your muscles are not fully ready for a total workout. Take about a 1-2 minute rest in between each exercise when you first start out, and you can cut this down to no longer than 1 minute once you built your endurance up. Starting out all the basic equipment you will need is a bench and a good set of dumbbells and the Xvest TurboBells Adjustable Dumbbells, which take the place of 26 regular ones are a good choice.
