Reps and Sets (NCFE Health and Fitness)

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Reps and Sets (NCFE Health and Fitness)

Repetitions and sets

Understand what repetitions and sets are
Be able to identify examples of reps and sets
Apply knowledge to perform reps and sets in a practical setting

Repetitions

How many times you perform an activity.

E.g. If I performed a bench press once, I would have completed one repetition (rep).

During a workout you may be specified to perform any amount of reps (depending on what is trying to be achieved).

E.g. Press-ups: 20 reps

. . .Squats: 30 reps

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes repetitions

Doing something again and again and again

Someone who organises you bus transfer on holiday

The maximum number of times an athlete can repeat an exercise

The number of times an exercise is repeated per set

Multiple Choice

Charlie performs 30 squats and repeats this 3 times, with 1 minute rest between.

How many repeitions is he performing per set?

1 minute

Multiple Choice

You are instructed to perform a 20m sprint 5 times in a row, and repeat this 3 times. How many repetitions are you performing, per set?

Multiple Choice

Danielle performs 5 weighted squats in a row, then rests for 2 minutes. She repeats this 5 times. What is the total number of reps perfromed in her workout?

Sets

The number of times you repeat the group of repetitions
E.g. If I performed 15 press ups in a row, I would have completed 1 set.
If I performed 15 press ups, followed by a 30 second rest and repeated this process 3 times, I would have completed 3 sets.

Multiple Choice

Charlie performs 30 squats and repeats this 3 times, with 1 minute rest between.

How many sets is he performing?

Multiple Choice

You are instructed to perform a 20m sprint 5 times in a row, and repeat this 3 times. How many sets are you performing?

Multiple Choice

Danielle performs 5 weighted squats in a row, then rests for 2 minutes. She repeats this 5 times. How many sets are being performed?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes sets in relation to workouts

The number of times an individual exercise is repeated

Being places in an ability-based group

The number of cycles of reps that are completed

After 'on your marks' and before 'go'

Desired outcomes

There is very mixed information about how many reps should be performed to achieve different results
Ultimately, the following are summaries to remember to achieve the desired outcome
Muscular strength - 'relatively' high weights, low repetitions
Muscular endurance - 'relatively' low to moderate weights, high reps

Multiple Choice

An athlete performs the following workout:

20 air squats, 30sec rest, repeated for 5 sets.

What component of fitness will this develop?

Cardiovascular endurance

Muscular endurance

Muscular strength

Speed

Multiple Choice

An athlete performs the following workout:

5 reps of 80kg weighted squats (80% of their max), 3 mins rest, repeated for 3 sets.

What component of fitness will this develop?

Cardiovascular endurance

Muscular endurance

Muscular strength

Speed

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