a "set" is a series of repetitions of a given exercise that is performed continuously. for example "three sets of five reps" of a given exercise would mean performing the exercise five times, resting for a moment, then performing the exercise five times, then resting, and finally performing the exercise five more times. a single set would just be doing the exercise for a given number of repetitions.

Yeah, I know of that one, of course, but it didn't seem to make sense in the context of mettamage's comment.

I'm building up my motivation for exerccise. Currently, I'm motivated enough to do one to two sets. the motivation stems from what I said above. I typically do 8 reps.

The issue with three sets is muscle soreness. I want a fully functioning body every day.

> The issue with three sets is muscle soreness

I appreciate the fact that we all can't be athletes: having said that; there was a time in my life when I would open my eyes Every Morning to blinding pain from my workouts. But now, 30 years later, the benefit (I believe partly from having been in such awesome shape and I do still workout strenuously, but not to that level) is that even at 60 years of age I still have stunning reaction times, I can still do things most 35 year olds can not and my driving is still freaking crisp!

PS: I can still do over 60 consecutive pushups and planck for 4:30 minutes. Sure somedays I'm sore as hell but fuck that old age shit... ;)

Haha, that’s an amazing external motivator!

Currently I am on a quest to like exercise for its own sake, and I am coming from a place where I strongly disliked it. I am surprised that I have found a way to like it at all.

I’ll be blogging about it in a month from now as I would be on month 3 then :)

> Haha, that’s an amazing external motivator

Cheers!

You might find (as I have) that when your body gets used to certain movement it will no longer get sore from it, even if sets are very hard and even if there are many of them. It does take some time though, good luck!

Ohh, I didn’t know that was a thing!