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01-12-2009, 08:12 AM	#1
Emily Mattes Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 727	Training on resistance machines A training question: we all know that free weights and barbells should be the priority for resistance training. But if one is in a hypothetical situation where someone is going to start training on resistance, what rep scheme would you start them on? I was thinking 3x8 and eventually 3x5--are lower rep schemes even going to work on machines?

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