Pause Rest ECT - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

rob_69er · 22-11-2006, 11:58 PM

I did a fast search and couldn't find anything.

So what’s the best pause between Sets of the same exercise also what’s the best pause between Different exercises

Atm I’m doing each set when it feels right. But I would like to know in seconds what you lot are doing. :-) Cheers

BrokenBack · 23-11-2006, 06:40 AM

Most people rest between 60 to 90 sec between sets , unless your your strength training , that can be up to 3 mins, if your going for high reps endurance workouts, keep the rests to about 45 sec. At the end of the day everyone is different, so its best to play around and see what works for you.

**big** · 23-11-2006, 07:34 AM

Rest as long as you need to in order to complete the next set.

Some people go for cumulative fatigue and pick a weight that is easy for them on the first few sets, rest fairly briefly and the weight becomes hard by the last couple of sets.

Other people like to just do a couple of hard near maximal sets, with plenty of rest in between.

Most people pick something somewhere in between.

Anywhere from a few seconds to 5 mins is fine. If you take more than 5 mins or so, you may find your muscles have cooled down too much... but don't expect to be able to repeat an all-out set unless you rest for several minutes.

There is no right answer here - just do whatever you're happy with and don't worry what others are doing.

**Robsta** · 23-11-2006, 09:22 AM

^^^^^agree

22-11-2006, 11:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
rob_69er Newbie Trainer Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 35	Pause Rest ECT I did a fast search and couldn't find anything. So what’s the best pause between Sets of the same exercise also what’s the best pause between Different exercises Atm I’m doing each set when it feels right. But I would like to know in seconds what you lot are doing. :-) Cheers

23-11-2006, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
BrokenBack Not as in the gay cowboy film, as in a back injury lol Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: uk Posts: 188	Re: Pause Rest ECT Most people rest between 60 to 90 sec between sets , unless your your strength training , that can be up to 3 mins, if your going for high reps endurance workouts, keep the rests to about 45 sec. At the end of the day everyone is different, so its best to play around and see what works for you.

23-11-2006, 07:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
big UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: The only side effect of steroids is GREATNESS Posts: 5,450	Re: Pause Rest ECT Rest as long as you need to in order to complete the next set. Some people go for cumulative fatigue and pick a weight that is easy for them on the first few sets, rest fairly briefly and the weight becomes hard by the last couple of sets. Other people like to just do a couple of hard near maximal sets, with plenty of rest in between. Most people pick something somewhere in between. Anywhere from a few seconds to 5 mins is fine. If you take more than 5 mins or so, you may find your muscles have cooled down too much... but don't expect to be able to repeat an all-out set unless you rest for several minutes. There is no right answer here - just do whatever you're happy with and don't worry what others are doing. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

23-11-2006, 09:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
Robsta UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In The Shire Posts: 5,693	Re: Pause Rest ECT ^^^^^agree __________________ Robsta

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