Reply With QuoteIMO -- The heavier you lift, the longer "rest" period you should take. Max 3 min & least 1 min.
Don't feel guilty or that you're not accomplishing your goal if you rest 2-3min.
I hardly every rest 2 mins between dif. exercises. That's me though. Everyone is dif.
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03-03-2004, 02:33 PM #1Member ELITE MEMBER
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Time between Sets
Over the past ~year I've been taking only 1 minute between sets, and 2 mins between different exercises.
We all know to gain mass, you need to push heavy weight. Therefor, would it be beneficial to take longer between sets (2-3 mins) to allow the muscle to recoup more so you can hit heavier weights? I did this a couple times this week, and was able to go up in weight or reps on most exercises.
Thanks for your input.
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I agree. You have to get your strength back to lift heavy. Your body needs time to rebuild atp and stablize.Originally posted by BabsieGirl
IMO -- The heavier you lift, the longer "rest" period you should take. Max 3 min & least 1 min.
Don't feel guilty or that you're not accomplishing your goal if you rest 2-3min.
I hardly every rest 2 mins between dif. exercises. That's me though. Everyone is dif.
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03-03-2004, 06:14 PM #4Member ELITE MEMBER
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What do you recommend in between sets Scott? What ever you're doing is obviously working, so maybe I'll try it.
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Honestly I don't even look at the clock. I just wait till I feel ready to go again when my breathing is normal and I feel strong. It depends on the exercize and the weight. Squats and Deadlifts will take longer than Curls or Side laterals. I do most everything by feel.
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Originally posted by scottrtrout
Honestly I don't even look at the clock. I just wait till I feel ready to go again when my breathing is normal and I feel strong. It depends on the exercize and the weight. Squats and Deadlifts will take longer than Curls or Side laterals. I do most everything by feel.
I do the very same!
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Great minds....
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03-04-2004, 01:26 PM #8Unstoppable Force ELITE MEMBER
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Heavier weight will require longer rest.
Lighter weight, shorter rest.
A lot of it also depends on your goals and so forth. Obviously endurance would require shorter rest periods, while mass would require longer ones."Show me a beautiful woman, and I'll show you a guy tired of screwing her"
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03-04-2004, 05:30 PM #9Monochromatic Bunny
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I look at the clock because if I go by "feeling" I will have an injurie really fast. I really wanna start again after I finish the set.
So, I usualy take 2 mins.
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I take between 3 and 8 minutes between sets. I'm just getting back from a year long break though. When I was in my prime, 2-4 minutes was the norm.
I don't look at the clock either. So these are just estimates.
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03-05-2004, 09:16 AM #11Patrick ELITE MEMBER
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Right now I am training for a bb contest so my rest interval is by feel and pretty instictual. When I am power training I bring my watch and time all my rest intervals. When hitting triples and doubles it is 3min minimum and sometimes as long as 5 min.
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