Like the cool down, stretching helps to bring your body back to a resting state and can also prevent muscle soreness and stiffness. When starting a beginning exercise routine, you should include exercises that work all major muscle groups. As a beginner you will be doing mostly multi-joint compound exercises that will be performed on machines as opposed to using free weights. By starting with machines, you will learn the proper way to perform each exercise. Intensity Intensity in workout terms is defined as how hard you are working.
Intensity is measured as one rep.
Max or 1rm, the maximum amount you can lift just once in a given exercise. Volume Volume can be defined as the total work performed during a certain time period usually per workout. The most common measure of volume is the number of sets and reps you perform. A set refers to completion of a certain number of repetitions of a specific exercise. If you curl you arms for 10 repetitions, then you ve just performed one set.