Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
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How much time between reps...??

bryancito
bryancito
Posts: 2
Joined: 2002/08/31
Australia
2002/09/02, 07:41 PM
Hi,
Wondering how much time do I have to give between every set of repetitions to start the other one and also the whole set of exercise for a certain muscle and continue with the next different one. Ej:

Muscle Group or Location: chest Specific Exercise: Push-ups >> Description ..

1 15 repetitions Kg resting time for next?
2 15 repetitions Kg
3 12 repetitions Kg
4 10 repetitions Kg

resting time for next?

Muscle Group or Location: shoulders Specific Exercise: Side Laterals >> Description ..

1 15 repetitions Kg
2 15 repetitions Kg
3 12 repetitions Kg
4 10 repetitions Kg
7707mutt
7707mutt
Posts: 7,686
Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2002/09/02, 09:38 PM
Well this is a greatly debated topic!! LOL, but if you are using moderate weights 3- sec or so is the standard. As you go up in weight you can add more time. 30-90 is the norm.

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bigbike
bigbike
Posts: 47
Joined: 2002/05/11
United States
2002/09/04, 01:48 PM
I usually use 60 seconds between sets in a given exercise then I use 2-3 minutes between different exercises. I go all out on my sets and my muscles are very fatigued so thats why I use longer rest periods.