help with rest between sets

[lyndonlawrence]

sorry repost but no answers on beginners board
how long a rest between high rep sets?

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case in point
I was doing skull crushers at 20 reps. on my 2nd set I managed 17 reps after a 1 minute rest.
then I started talking to a guy that led to a 5 minute rest. on my third set I failed at 26 reps.
q-
is a longer rest bad? and if yes, why?
or is it okay like I did? should i just rep til fail no matter how long rest is?

 

[0893]

man...quit overthinking things. just rest as long as you need to catch your breath. sometimes I take 30 seconds, others 5 minutes...I don't even think twice.

 

[Knight9]

It should all be instinct unless you are implementing certain rest periods to increase intensity. Then you may want to watch the clock if you don't have a good feel of time.

 

[Chode Logan]

man...quit overthinking things. just rest as long as you need to catch your breath. sometimes I take 30 seconds, others 5 minutes...I don't even think twice.

Yeah this...I generally take longer rest periods in the beginning of a workout when doing heavier shit then lower later when doing more isolation stuff

 

[Tom]

bigger body parts like legs,chest and back 2 minutes. 1 minute for the smaller ones.

 

[Repo]

There is no right or wrong answer.

I personally make sure the last set of each lift is taken
to complete failure.

 

[GS]

bigger body parts like legs,chest and back 2 minutes. 1 minute for the smaller ones.

Good rule to run by.:lightbulb: