Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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weight training question?

gshane2454
gshane2454
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Joined: 2002/09/27
United States
2002/10/03, 11:54 AM
I need to know how much time I rest between reps. Soem have suggested a minute at least? Is there anyway one of the moderators can look up my exercise profile to see what I am doing so that they can recommend what to do and how long to wait between reps?

shanna
gshane2454
gshane2454
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2002/10/03, 01:43 PM
Oh also, what do you think of having an energy bar before a workout? Should I take it 30 minutes before? The one I am having now is 4.5 grams of total fat.
23g carbs
15g sugars
rpacheco
rpacheco
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2002/10/03, 02:35 PM
Shanna, typically I would recommend resting anywhere between 30 seconds to 2 minutes in between sets, especially if you are going very heavy. You will need that much time to recover.

As far as the energy bar, that's an aweful lot of sugar. I would recommend a healthier (carb-oriented) substitute, like oatmeal or even an MRP.

Good luck!

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gshane2454
gshane2454
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2002/10/04, 04:24 PM
Thank you for the advice. What is MRP? Some of this terminology is very new to me. Thank you again for the help.

shanna