How long of a rest do you take between sets?

[josh81]

must be muscle & fitness or flex lol

 

[w00t]

depending on what i am doing... i wait at least 5 minutes before even starting to get positioned again, i want as much energy and strength i can possibly have do bust out the last of my work set(s).

 

[Spartie]

i would say i wait about 2 minutes on average. Some routines i wait just a minute (high intensity w/ lower weight) while other days I wait about 5 minutes (heavy weight w/ lower reps).

 

[huskyguy]

A minute or two at most, I like to get my workout in and then leave.

 

[pullinbig]

it depends also on what you are trying to accomplish. some folks respond better for growth with less rest times while others (like myself) do better with long breaks. I train for strength btw. plus i get to talk with the babes a bit. but dont tell my wife. lolololol

 

[rjx]

1-2 min for growth.
4-5 min for strength.

 

[beaf]

NEVER MORE THAN 2 ...INTESITY IS THE KEY

 

[Deep-Squats]

I tend to listen to my body. Depends on the lift too. For becnh usually 90 to 120. Also I should mention for me it also depends if im using Creatin or not. On creatine my recovery between sets is a hell of a lot quicker. Any one lese experiencing noticeabler recovery enhancement with the use of creatine here?

 

[old timer]

it depends...when i'm doing squats i wait for about 2-3 min.

but if i'm doing more isolating exercises (everything else) i usually wait about 1-1.5 min.

 

[Bast]

About 2min, sometimes longer when im doing squats or deads, then its about 3min

 

[old timer]

bump

 

[Dlove]

till i catch my breath from the previous set

 

[Behemoth]

Where's the option for less than a minute?

 

[luquillo78]

Usually 2 min but in deads and squats (hack) I wait unitill I feel ready, and it's usually about 3 min.
In isolation exercies maybe less than 2 min.

 

[GymLift]

Where's the option for less than a minute?

We're not talking about cardio right now.

 

[Mudge]

Its right next to the pink dumbells.

 

[pushnpedl]

I usually do strength training. Used to i would watch clock and give it 90 secs. Now i do what feels god to muscle. I bet i range from 4 mins on big muscle groups to 2-2.5 on others

-push

 

[dienerfan]

About a minute between exercises, but usually only 30 seconds between sets. I really have trouble getting the blood flowing with Weights, I need a good long run to do that. Which really wierds people out when I am at the gym in the morning and yawning rather loudly when I am curling and pressing.

 

[iron addict]

WOW, anyone that rests a 1-2 minutes between squats and deads must be training with girl weights and not very intensly at that.

2-4 on assistance work, and 4-10 on heavy squats deads and GM's, 4-5 doing heavy pressing or bent rows.

Hard to train for strength on 60 second rests, and who here is strong enough??

There is a time and place for FAST paced training, but I am willing to bet that 80+% here are not there yet.

Iron Addict

 

[blackbeard]

WOW, anyone that rests a 1-2 minutes between squats and deads must be training with girl weights and not very intensly at that.

2-4 on assistance work, and 4-10 on heavy squats deads and GM's, 4-5 doing heavy pressing or bent rows.

Hard to train for strength on 60 second rests, and who here is strong enough??

There is a time and place for FAST paced training, but I am willing to bet that 80+% here are not there yet.

Iron Addict

I hear ya IA
i dont know where this comes from either- the idea that one needs short rest periods..I got these 2 young dopes who continuously ask me questions yet dont follow anything i tell them and insisist that short rest no matter what the movment is "how to do it"