What does one work set mean?

[CoolBlue]

I'm a beginner to working out and can't understand some terms here. Can anyone explain what they mean? And also recommend some excercises?

 

[chim_chim]

A repetition(or rep) is one "movement" basically. An example would be doing 1 push-up or pull-up. Most of the time it is used when talking about lifting with weights though.

A set is a number of repetitions. If you did 10 push-ups, it would be considered one set of 10 reps. If you did 10 push-ups three different times, it would be 3 sets of 10 reps.

Any other questions?

 

[CoolBlue]

Thanks.
How fast would you do each rep in exercises like bicep curls and chest flyes? And how many reps and sets would you recommend?

 

[sonick182]

If you're trying to build muscle, i'd say 2-3 sets of 8-12 reps with about 80% of the total weight you can stand.