by Pastaman on July 23rd, 2003

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How many sets and reps should I be doing of each exercise if I want to build muscle mass?

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by dirtlover on September 21st, 2003
I'll keep it simple. Do 8-12 reps and 3-4 sets of each exercise. Go slow when doing the exercise and take a 2-3 min rest between sets
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  by TaiChiChuan on February 3rd, 2006
- it wont get you mass.. sorry
  
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  by 101Juiced on September 11th, 2009
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