Gym Set Vs Single Set
This week has been interesting. I was fortunate to celebrate Thanksgiving with my family in the United States and I read about one of the most debatable topics related to physically training – single or multiple sets. We all have friends who spend at least three hours in the gym and others, who only spend about thirty minutes to an hour. Is it safe to argue the person in the gym for three hours is doing multiple sets, while the person in the gym for an hour is only doing a single set? Probably not because no one knows how many exercises the athlete is actually doing. The real discussion comes down to single or multiple sets, which is the better of the two for optimal training. After reading the article this week written by Joseph Warpeha,
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Therefore, it will be wise to use single set exercises for quite a number of different reasons. For example, I will use single over multiple sets during an off season and coming back from an injury. It will not make sense for me to destroy my body after a full season of sports. Body needs rest and eight hours a day just is not enough at a higher level. In addition, if the athlete is rehabilitating from a recent injury, single sets will be the better choice to progress to his or her normal weight range. If the person is not an athlete and never been to a gym or lifted a dumbbell; then single set exercises will be a great introduction to learn the fundamentals and gain the confidence to work out. Another example, Person A does 1 set of 5 repetitions with 5 different exercises with max load. Person B does 5 sets of 10 reputations with 5 different exercises with 70-80% load. Who will gain more strength over a longer period of time? The answer is not important because it implies both are achieving the same amount of results over a period of time. Therefore, I believe both single and multiple sets are useful based on the training plan and
Therefore, it will be wise to use single set exercises for quite a number of different reasons. For example, I will use single over multiple sets during an off season and coming back from an injury. It will not make sense for me to destroy my body after a full season of sports. Body needs rest and eight hours a day just is not enough at a higher level. In addition, if the athlete is rehabilitating from a recent injury, single sets will be the better choice to progress to his or her normal weight range. If the person is not an athlete and never been to a gym or lifted a dumbbell; then single set exercises will be a great introduction to learn the fundamentals and gain the confidence to work out. Another example, Person A does 1 set of 5 repetitions with 5 different exercises with max load. Person B does 5 sets of 10 reputations with 5 different exercises with 70-80% load. Who will gain more strength over a longer period of time? The answer is not important because it implies both are achieving the same amount of results over a period of time. Therefore, I believe both single and multiple sets are useful based on the training plan and