How many repetitions of an exercise do you need to perform to build strength? And how many sets of each exercise is enough to make your workout count? These are questions beginners often stumble over when new to exercise but recently published research has suggested it might be far fewer than you think.
A new study led by renowned fitness expert Brad Schoenfeld PhD found that performing one single set of nine exercises that target all the major muscle groups is perfectly adequate to improve strength and muscular endurance in both resistance-trained and untrained individuals.
