To further illuminate,
Here is one pretty standard description, with the author calling them dimisnishing sets:
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The idea behind the diminishing sets method is to use a weight that you can do 3 strict reps with and do as many reps as possible with it. Set the weight down and take rest pause of 10 to 15 deep breaths. Pick the weight up and again do as many reps as possible. Keep this up until 10 reps total are completed. It may take several sets to complete but try for only 3 sets. When you are able to do it in 3 sets, go up in weight next workout.
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Some people prescribe using your 1 RM. On a simple search - "rest pause sets" - I found ten different personal variations with very little effort. Some of them being so "modified" that they really, imo, weren't RP's anymore but on the more "traditional" approaches 10-15 sec rest periods were the maximum.
But between 0311's old DC journal and Dave's DFST thread, I think I know what I want to do with the DC RP's, but only when I have two days off in a row.