The century set program

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Century Set is, as the name suggests, a set of 100 total
repetitions. So how is it done?
Very simple…Select an exercise such as chins-ups. Then perform as many chin-ups in a row as you can.
Let’s say that you did 10. This means that you have 90 more chin ups left to complete before that Century Set is finished.
Using this approach, it doesn’t matter how many incremental ‘sets’ it takes to get your total set of 100 chin-ups. It is all about your end goal of 100 repetitions, even if you are only able to perform two or three at a time towards the end.
To use Century Sets most effectively, they need to be structured as much as possible instead of always going for your maximum rep count at each attempt. So if 10 chin-ups is your current max, cut that number by 50% and perform sets of five repetitions until you reach 100. This means 20 sets of five repetitions until you would be finished.
Century Sets can be particularly effective when combined into a total body workout.
This is a two-phase program where you alternate two exercises until you reach 100 reps with each and then transition to the second pair of exercises, working out until you reach your second pair of 100 rep totals.
This means that in the course of just one workout