What is: Repetition

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A repetition is a single complete movement of an exercise. Every repetition should be in the full range of motion and with the correct form of the lift. The figure above shows a single repetition of a clean and jerk. A set consists of multiple repetitions. Unless you are trying to find your maximal strength, most lifts are done with multiple repetitions in conjunction

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