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Originally Posted by John Izzo
"Counting reps" during a session is a sort of "odometer" of the exercise/session to me.
Let me tell you something...I know the "cool" thing to say is that trainers shouldn't have to count reps, but the pace and repetitions of an exercise need attention. I think the ones that don't count actually are more apt to "space out". Even strength coaches count aloud. It is a "ticker" of sorts during exercise execution.
It is the "rep counters" that are not "in-tuned" in the session or "distanced" that belong behind the counter at Blockbuster.
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It does not require an enormous amount of brain power for the client to count reps.... unless they are a total moron in which case they may have more important issues to deal with.
For a beginner trainer, counting reps my seem like the logical thing to do but there are far more important aspects of training to be concerned with. As you learn more your will realize there is much more to it.