Does resting 2-3 minutes actually give any benefit?Ive noticed when im chatting to people at the gym and i take like 10 minutes in between each set, that each set is so much better..If time isn't an issue (im a NEET) why cant i just do 10 min rest between sets? or is there some kind of magic that you should do it with a max of 2-3min no matter what even if it means the set isn't as good as waiting 10 minutes?
>>76889735you will be mentally burned out for training for so long i suppose. It's also boring
>>76889735>(im a NEET)Fix that neffew
Muscles grow as a result of time under tension. The 2-3 minutes is to allow enough rest and oxygen to the muscles to continue the exercise, while still maintaining a state of tension. Taking longer breaks takes away from that,and most of us have a schedule to keep and don't want to spend that much time just sitting around or talking to people.
>>76889735I notice when I take two weeks between each set, the sets are better.
>>76889735It's not enough if you are trying to lift actual weight, no. >>76889789So this guy probably does a million sets of a million exercisesBasically you can do a few important exercises, and rest as long as you need, or you can do a million unimportant exercises with minimal restThis is basically the two approaches to lifting right now.
>>76889735You won't be training any energy systems besides PCR and training in the aerobic & anaerobic range has different affects on muscular development. For maximum gains you want to be training all 3.
>>76889789But I get better time under tension and far better quality reps when I take a long rest inbetween each set
For maximal effort sets optimum rest time is 8-10 mins between sets. That's why maxing out takes so long. You get close doing singles at 80%+ working up to your max and you need time to recover.
Unless you are advanced powershitter you will be cooling down too much and having worse sets.
>>76889789>Muscles grow as a result of time under tensionThey don’t.
>>76890107I said though, the quality of my reps are so much better when ive rested 5-10minutes between sets, like so much better its not even funnyWhen i do 2-3 minutes max rest, my performance is nowhere near as goodQuality reps done with heavier weight are always superior to resting for short periods of time and then having to reduce weight and have shitty quality reps, no?
>>76889735If it's under 2 minutes it's almost continuing the same set. Strength will be significantly lower if the previous set was a good effort. 4 is good for separating them physiologically. Or you can do only one set, unironically, and do another tomorrow or the next day.
>>76890295just try 5 mins on compounds and 3 on isolations.
Why do people go to the gym to do this? I always do weights at home because I can fuck around and do anything I want for the 10min between sets.
>>76890373Going to the gym is pretty much the only time i get out of the house, so i dont mind staying there for 2 hours to finish a session i could do in 30 minutes
>>76890376gym stuff must be bored of seeing you there lmao
>>76889735If you're training compound exercises near your 5RM, you will simply be unable to rest less than 8-10 minutes for lower body and 5 minutes for upper body. Isolation exercises in your 10-15 RM range will take considerably less, about 3 minutes, and I suppose it might be detrimental to rest more than that.
