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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REST TIMES???

BRETTO
BRETTO
Posts: 201
Joined: 2002/05/25
United States
2002/07/09, 05:56 PM
INCREDIBLY FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION: How long do I rest between sets? How long between exercises? I'm a beginner (obviously) and nowhere on this site does it seem to answer that question.
fireloard
fireloard
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Joined: 2001/03/27
United States
2002/07/09, 06:15 PM
About 30-a minute... i've seen times go up to around 3 minutes if your lifting heavy but nothing more than that.. usually it seems to me that 3 is a waste of time.. I try not to go over 1:30 as far as rest times.. sometimes i'll slip into 2-3 if I zone out.. but other than that.. 30sec to a min 30 should give your muscle some time to reover... don't forget to stretch in between sets...
roni0906
roni0906
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Joined: 2002/01/24
United States
2002/07/09, 07:16 PM
I usually weight 1 minute between each set. I usually do anywhere from 10-20 reps per set.

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7707mutt
7707mutt
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Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2002/07/09, 08:51 PM
For me if I am lifting heavy I wait a minute or longer. Lifting lite less than 30 seconds.
Philia2
Philia2
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Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2002/07/10, 02:19 AM
Yes that depends on your goals and of course how heavy you lift. Fill in your profile and tell us what you want and you'll get a better answer.

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