Liikesarjan

Liikesarja is a basic concept in resistance training, used especially in Finnish fitness and sports science. It refers to a sequence of repetitions performed for a single exercise before moving on to the next action or taking a rest. In practice, a liikesarja is a group of repeated movements within one exercise, and several liikesarjat together form a workout session. The term is closely linked to the idea of a set, and programs typically specify how many liikesarjat to perform, how many repetitions per liikesarja, the load, and the rest between liikesarjat.

A typical training program outlines the main elements of a liikesarja: the exercise, the number of repetitions per liikesarja (toistoja), the number of liikesarjat (sets), the rest interval, and the training load. The tempo or speed of each repetition may also be prescribed to influence time under tension and technique. Through planning liikesarjat, coaches and athletes manage training volume and intensity and aim for progressive overload by gradually increasing repetitions, sets, or load, or by adjusting rest.

Variants of liikesarjat include standard sets of the same exercise, supersets (two or more exercises performed in sequence with short or no rest), and circuit formats where several exercises are performed in succession. Liikesarjat are used across different training goals, from strength and hypertrophy to endurance and rehabilitation.

Example: a bench press workout might be described as 3 liikesarjat of 8–10 toistoa, with a rest of 90 seconds between liikesarjat and a chosen load.