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Old 12-05-2006, 07:51 PM
BigMal BigMal is offline
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Originally Posted by Dr X View Post
Rest At Home, Not In The Gym
You should never rest for more than two minutes between sets. In 90-120 seconds, you have just enough time to catch your breath and hit that next set with maximum intensity. Rest beyond two minutes, and you run the risk of losing your pump. Once you lose the pump, forget about it. Your training is shot.
How true is that? I mean, if you push hard, and need a little more than 2-3 minutes, it can't be shot can it? I can see it lost for those slackers taking 15-20 minutes inbetween each set, but up to 5 minutes shouldn't hurt too much?
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