Originally Posted by robousy

I performed a search for this but strangely didn't get any hits.

What would you say was a good rest period between sets.

I've seen different opinions.

Some say no more than 45secs otherwise the muscle doesn't get as good a workout.

Others say 2mins, so that the muscle is recovered and ready to lift at full strength again.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

1-3 min.....the 45 sec or shorter is 100% bull shit if you want power and size.

Originally Posted by P-funk

30-60 is great for hypertrophy since it will help to induce a specific hormonal response.

30-60sec can also work for some power exercises depending on the goal.....power-endurance, depenidng on the intensity.

10-20sec can be great for heavy cluster sets.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Please don't ban me for disagreeing with you.

Originally Posted by P-funk

you can disagree with me. I don't care. Lots of people disagree with me. It is impossible to agree 100% with most people in this industry as everyone has their own views. This is just how I train my people. You can do things differently if you want.

Originally Posted by robousy

Ok, thanks guys.

I am going for hypertrophy so I guess 45 secs is ok.

Originally Posted by P-funk

30-60 is great for hypertrophy since it will help to induce a specific hormonal response.

Originally Posted by garethhe

P-funk, might you be able to point me to someplace that provides more details on this?

Originally Posted by P-funk

you can disagree with me. I don't care. Lots of people disagree with me.

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

For most all my sets I use very short rest intervals and I work with 90%+ on just about every working set. Basically I take a short walk of about 20 yards or so in a circle back to the bar. Then I go again. When going for PRs I take longer but still not anywhere close to five minutes. Most likely just because I'm young, but it's been working.

Originally Posted by CowPimp

You would still achieve a much more full recovery of your phophagen energy system, the primary energy pathway during high intensity lifting, if you were to wait longer.

Originally Posted by Squaggleboggin

I usually just go by how I feel - sometimes I wait longer, sometimes I don't. If going for 1RM, I wait much longer than for sets of 90%+. Would this mean that if I had greater RIs I would most likely be able to move more weight during my sets and perhaps during my maximum attempts?