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There are many different ways you can structure strength training workouts in terms of the number of reps and sets you perform for each exercise, and the order in which you do the sets for the different exercises in your workout.
Although most resistance training workouts that are designed to increase strength for a field muscle focus on low to moderate rep ranges (6-12 reps), there are also benefits of doing a higher number of reps or seeing how many reps you can do in a given length of time.
Known as AMRAP workouts, which stands for “As Many Reps As Possible,” banging out as many reps as you can squeeze in using proper form within a certain amount of time helps increase your muscular endurance while boosting the power, speed, cardiovascular, and metabolic demand of the workout.
Most AMRAP workouts choose a few bodyweight exercises, often those that have a cardio component, to increase the intensity of the workout while…
