A set of definitions exists in the Senate ESEA bill written and voted out of the HELP Committee (Health, Education, Labor and Pensions).
Reps and sets are terms used by exercise professionals, athletes and individuals in the gym. They provide structure and organization to your workout. If you work with a personal trainer or physical therapist, she will prescribe an exercise based on a specific number of sets and reps.
Rep (repetition) is one complete motion of an exercise. A set is a group of consecutive repetitions. For example, you can say, âI did two sets of ten reps on the chest press.â This means that you did ten consecutive chest presses, rested, and then did another ten chest presses.