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rest between sets

strongleebad Posts: 9 Joined: 2007/05/01	2007/05/12, 12:32 PM how long should i rest between sets?also how do i read food labels my diet is supposed to consist of 2600 calories daily,but food labels say these figures are based on a 2000 calorie diet...
conan_0822 Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/11/23	2007/05/12, 01:01 PM You have to add the calories yourself. Don't even bother looking at the %'s. As far as the rest, I never go over 2 minutes between sets.
strongleebad Posts: 9 Joined: 2007/05/01	2007/05/12, 01:15 PM but say something has 200 calories if your diet consists of more or less than 2000 calories that number is gonna change.right?
blaind6 Posts: 63 Joined: 2007/03/27	2007/05/12, 03:16 PM if it says it has 200 calories per serving, thats how many calories it has per serving regardless of how many calories you need a day. Like conan said, pay no attention to the percentages. A calorie is a calorie, no matter how many of them you need 1 is 1....2 is 2....so forth and so on.
conan_0822 Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/11/23	2007/05/12, 04:07 PM And to be honest the 2,000 calories is a joke!! Even me at 170lbs would need more than that on a fat-loss diet!!
strongleebad Posts: 9 Joined: 2007/05/01	2007/05/13, 02:05 AM ok i get it now thanks a lot guys!!!!