Hey guys I have a few question. How long do you guys normally rest in between exercises? I tend to rest three minutes in between exercises and 90 seconds in between each set.

Hey guys I have a few question. How long do you guys normally rest in between exercises? I tend to rest three minutes in between exercises and 90 seconds in between each set.

Depends on the exercise, and what I'm trying to achieve in that particular workout. If I am doing compounds with maximum weight, I'll usually rest 5-8 minutes. If I am going high rep, or doing isolation exercises, usually about 2-3 minutes.

3-5 minutes betweens most sets unless specified otherwise in the program.

1 to 3 minutes on the bigger exercises.

45 seconds to a minute on the smaller exercises.

2-4 minutes usually. I drop down to .5-1.5 if I'm doing speed work though

The way my periodization works now with compound sets:

12-15 Reps = 0sec-1min Rest

8-12 Reps = 1min-3min Rest

1-8 Reps = 4min-6min Rest

(With light reps I sometimes go from a compound set to isolation set with no rest.)

So is everyone working out under an hour? Does the rest time count against your lifting time? When I was going Max OT, there was no way to rest 2-3 min and stay under 45 min total for the workout. That was one of my beefs about the program or any program that has a contradiction. I don't know the right answer.

I usually rest a minute unless I'm doing squats. I need 2 min.

I usually rest a minute unless I'm doing squats. I need 2 min.

If you need more rest, then by all means take it -- unless you are trying to do a cardio workout. If you are forced to keep your rest periods at 1 minute to finish your workout in an hour, you may be trying to cram to much into a one hour session.

I'm always done in about an hour, but then again, I usually only do between 6 and 10 sets total in a given workout.

My workouts are 40 minutes. That's the time elapsed from the moment I set myself up for the first rep of the first exercise to the moment I relax after doing the last rep of my last exercise. I can do some serious work in that time, but have the luxury of having a trainer, so I can flop down after doing deadlifts, and when I stand up after my rest the bar is "Magically" set up with the right weights for my bentover rows. Plus he kicks me up the arse and keeps me going. When I workout on my own at home, I often can't get the same amount done in 40 mins.

My lifts vary from 45 min to an hour. I try to avoid inactivity for more than 1 minute at a time. If a particular lift is feeling a bit easier on the first set than usual, I stick to the same sets and reps, but cut the rest period to 30 seconds.

Longest I ever rest is around 2.5 minutes, but that's only because I have to move a bunch of plates around. I'm keen on the endurance factor.

30-60 seconds on rest periods, began this from the start of training as a kid. Some people spend more time resting then they do working out. Rest after your workout.

I used to do about an hour of super set training, but since the early 80s, I have moved to less than 30 minutes for HIT.

I avoid cardio but short rest periods will provide a cardio effect. Give it a try.:bb:

Just another idea.. If you have a pulse monitor maybe try resting 30 seconds unless your pulse is above a certain amount. Or a variation, maybe you could start your 30 second countdown after your pulse lowers to a certain rate, so for example when you see your pulse go down to 120 you could rest 30 seconds from that point. To make it more convenient, maybe have one of those watches that has a countdown timer, set it to 30 seconds, then when you see your pulse at 120, push the button on the watch and listen for the beep. When I was checking my pulse on the treadmill I'd set the countdown on my watch for 30 seconds because I wanted to check my pulse rate every 30 seconds and didn't want to have to use my eyes to keep checking the time.

Hey guys I have a few question. How long do you guys normally rest in between exercises? I tend to rest three minutes in between exercises and 90 seconds in between each set.

I normally use a heart rate monitor and rest between exercises and sets until the heart rate comes down to a recovery rate. This usually means shorter rest for the early sets and a little more in towards the end. Today I was taking it relatively easy and using about 125bpm as the recovery. If I want to bust it hard I set the recovery up to 150bpm or more.

I alternate all my ex's:-

In other words for example...Do one set of 8 reps on Bench and soon as I'm finished that set it's over to the Seated Row.

So I'll switch back and forth until I'm finished both (although I'm not rushing my ass off but neither am I dragging my butt).

Then I'll do my next two ex's where I alternate from one to the other.

And I keep going like this until finish the workout...which on a good day could be 45 minutes but more often than not runs about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

I used to buy into the Cortisol thing....but now I don't even give it a thought.

I have half a Whey shake before I start and sip the other half during the workout. Then I have another one right after.