Rest Time For Hypertrophy? - Topic

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Mar 24 2015 11:51am

Quote (Snazzy @ Mar 23 2015 10:38pm)

I usually rest a minute between sets, as I switch off each set with my gym partner.

Sometimes 2 minutes if I have to search for a different song on my phone. Nothing like a set getting ruined because a shitty song starts up.

I do love the mind game of someone barely touching the bar or your wrist so that your mind thinks it's easier to get the weight up. It's a game changer.

why do you have shitty songs on your device is my question

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Mar 24 2015 12:22pm

Quote (turtol @ Mar 24 2015 02:49am)

lol this is me too, my strength goes from like benching 165 all the way to benching 115 if i try to do 1 minute rests, how the fk u guys manage that? I usually do like 2 min rests O_O

better to lower weight and rest time, or keep rest time 90-120 secs and go with a heavier weight?

e/ this is probably one of those things that makes little difference, right?

To be honest I never really count how long my breaks are. Only when I'm doing heavy compound exercises ( < 3 reps) then I make sure I rest 5 minutes.

Apart from then, I just stare/do other things until I feel I have the energy to do a heavy set again.

Whenever I train with a partner they always tell me to hurry up and stop resting so long :L

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Mar 24 2015 03:18pm

60-90 on major compounds for hypertrophy. 45-60 on mostly isolation movements. This is just my opinion though. I don't think there is an exact answer.

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Mar 24 2015 03:52pm

Quote (MuffinDuck @ Mar 24 2015 01:51pm)

why do you have shitty songs on your device is my question

That Pandora workout station to mix it up some.

Only have ~200 songs on my workout mix on my phone and I try not to listen to it every single day otherwise I'd get tired of it.

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Mar 24 2015 04:52pm

http://www.lookgreatnaked.com/blog/how-long-should-you-rest-between-sets-for-hypertrophy/

for long term, optimal hyp, probably anywhere from 45 secs to 2 mins. But it's still equivocal

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Mar 24 2015 05:04pm

Quote (Balla @ Mar 24 2015 06:52pm)

http://www.lookgreatnaked.com/blog/how-long-should-you-rest-between-sets-for-hypertrophy/

for long term, optimal hyp, probably anywhere from 45 secs to 2 mins. But it's still equivocal

thanks

saw this article on there as well

http://www.lookgreatnaked.com/blog/new-insight-into-rest-intervals-for-muscle-growth/

although alot of issues with that study

This post was edited by noob_whacker on Mar 24 2015 05:06pm

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Mar 25 2015 06:05pm

Quote (PureOwnage2 @ Mar 24 2015 10:18pm)

60-90 on major compounds for hypertrophy. 45-60 on mostly isolation movements. This is just my opinion though. I don't think there is an exact answer.

such short breaks.

I better start timing my breaks.. Maybe I'm overestimating how long I actually rest.. xD

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