Rest time between sets?

[Numpsay]

60/5 is 12. So you are doing 12 exercise per gym session? To me that seems excessive.

Chest/Tri:
Flat bench
Incline bench
Decline bench
Cross-overs
Flies
Dips
Skull-crusher
A cable tricep move

Anything else to me.. seems excessive. I don't count abs as sets though. I do as much as I can as my rep targets are very high, then I take breaks until I can continue.

It's just my opinion but if you are only resting 30 seconds and your workouts are 2 hours, you are doing too much.

Resting 30-45 seconds chopped about a half hour off my workouts. I take extra time as needed. Resting 60 seconds is what was stretching by workouts to damn near 2 hours.

 

[RTF]

My point is... I don't think you need that many exercises or sets. What does a couple of your sessions look like? How have your gains been?

I stick to 5-6 exercises a workout excluding abs.

 

[Y2Dre]

according to what I've heard powerlifters and bodybuilders say-- if you're a powerlifter you should take as long as you need. If you're a bodybuilder your rest time should be no more than a minute. even 90 seconds is pushing it.

 

[Brown Ant]

according to what I've heard powerlifters and bodybuilders say-- if you're a powerlifter you should take as long as you need. If you're a bodybuilder your rest time should be no more than a minute. even 90 seconds is pushing it.

 

[Bboystyle]

I was doing 60 seconds but that makes my workouts long. 2 hours and an hour of that ends up being rest time.




Switched to 30 seconds and made the workout much tougher but shorter in length.





But my question is what is the correct amount of rest time between sets where it isn't detrimental? I'm bulking btw.

This why u need a heart monitor. When u in the zone dont stop.

 

[LeVraiPapi]

LIN

This why u need a heart monitor. When u in the zone dont stop.

K ME TO A GOOD ONE

 

[KOOL-AID]

hour and half to two hours, 4 month bulk, 1 month and two weeks in. 165 to 180, goal is 230, then cardio after bulk and drop 15 lb, plus build core abs and obl. and reinforce legs then after a month its back to bulking then alternate between cardio/abs and bulking/adding muscles

 

[LastKING_BLU]

this mess gets upped when i have a research paper due on the same topic

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

this mess gets upped when i have a research paper due on the same topic

U writin about how to maximize gains while slowly losin em

I feel for u breh

 

[HamAndEgger]

from Layne...

Power Days
... Make sure you rest enough in between sets to completely recover and be ready for your next heavy set. If that means you need to take 5-6 minutes between sets then so be it. The purpose of these workouts is to move maximum weight! Save short rest periods for your hypertrophy days. On your power days you need to have a POWER mentality....

Hypertrophy Days
... Rest no longer than 90 seconds in between each of the speed sets....

.... Your rep range should be 8-20 and keep your rest periods to 1-2 minutes between sets....

I'm not specifically doing PHAT but I follow these guidelines depending which exercise/rep range i'm doing

This for sure.

 

[unit321]

I was doing 60 seconds but that makes my workouts long. 2 hours and an hour of that ends up being rest time.

Switched to 30 seconds and made the workout much tougher but shorter in length.

But my question is what is the correct amount of rest time between sets where it isn't detrimental? I'm bulking btw.

60 second breaks in 2 hours? Are you saying you do 60 sets of exercises? That's a lot.

 

[Astroslik]

If you're a bodybuilder your rest time should be no more than a minute. even 90 seconds is pushing it.

what the fukk?

 

[Exiled Martian]

This hybrid beast in the gym once told me 'You always rest as long as you need, but never as long as you want'

 

[Numpsay]

This hybrid beast in the gym once told me 'You always rest as long as you need, but never as long as you want'

I have adopted this policy. I no longer time my rest periods, once I feel my muscles have recovered its go time.

 

[G.O.A.T Squad Spokesman]

Good info here