rest time

[brisk walk]

How long do you rest in between sets?

I have been advised to keep rest periods to 1 minute. I am currently trying to tighten and harden up but I thought I would see how you folks respond to this question.

 

[brisk walk]

Wow!!!


no one has replied to my query??????


anyhow, just wondering because I have this ongoing debate with a friend who likes to take 1 minute between sets, whereas I like to get some good rest in between sets and keep the weight a tad heavier.......Just wondering if you guys like a little more rest between sets. I rest approximately 3 minutes.

 

[mass_chaos]

I tend to take about 1.5 minutes between sets but on legs day I take 3 mins mostly due to and injury to my left knee and right ankle.

 

[617ricky]

I wonder the same thing myself.. I workout in my house, so there's no hurry obviously, and I take a solid 3 minutes in between, sometimes maybe 5.. The more rest time, the more weight/reps you can do.. I dunno if it's detrimental to growing waiting that long tho, so what I've been doing lately, is a 4th final set where I wait only 1 minute and squeeze out like 4-5 more reps to failure..

 

[ridge11]

Depends on the goal. strength 3-5 min
hypertrophy/strength 1 1/2-3 min
hypertrophy/endurance 30-90sec

*taken from NSCA and modified by personal experience