- In strength training, it is the number of times you perform a certain exercise. For example, 15 reps of bench press. -Set pertains to the number of cycles of repetitions a person has to complete in strength training.
Sets and reps are the terms used to describe the number of times you perform an exercise. A rep is the number of times you perform a specific exercise, and a set is the number of cycles of reps that you complete. For example, suppose you complete 15 reps of a bench press