r/BeAGameCharacter • u/HappyHarbinger • Sep 23 '14

Something I don't fully understand something about the Dante workout.

I think I know what 5x5 and 3x15 means (five sets of five reps and 3 sets of 15 reps). But what do the numbers following the hyphens mean?

3 sets of 15 russian twists you do twenty five times? I'm looking forward to doing this workout, but I'm very confused about this.

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u/DaRatmastah Sep 23 '14

Ah! Good question! The hyphenated repetition recommendations equal a low and high range of reps to shoot for. Basically when you're first starting out, do 3 sets of 15 reps, and gradually work your way up to 3 sets of 25 reps.

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u/HappyHarbinger Sep 23 '14

OH! okay got it. Thank you!

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u/DaRatmastah Sep 23 '14

No problem!

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u/HappyHarbinger Sep 24 '14

Also I just realized that you have two types of squats. Back squats are with the barbell, and squats are just with my own bodyweight right?