View Single Post
 
Old 06-03-2008, 02:11 PM
_Wolf_'s Avatar
_Wolf_ _Wolf_ is offline
Rank: Light Heavyweight
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,794
Send a message via MSN to _Wolf_
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by hrdgain81 View Post
I gotta say i dont agree with that either, perhaps if your a power lifter doing max excersion lifts you would need more then 3 minutes. But why would you need more then 2 on a working set? It would seem to reason if you do, then no matter how much you rest, your not going to recover much more, and then your really just working to heavy and you need to drop the wieght.

I agree i was off a bit with 90 seconds for strength purposes, but i dont see why you would need more then 2 or so minutes tops.
matt,

let me give you an example of one of my workouts...

on my old program, here is an example of one of my lower body workouts:

Snatch Grip Deadlifts: 215 lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets
Rack Deadlifts: 245 lbs x 6 reps x 2 sets
Glute Ham Raises: 8 reps x 3 sets
Static Holds (Grip Work): 30 seconds x 3 sets
Ab Work: chose 3 exercises and supersetted them

now, when i did this program..

i rested for ATLEAST 3 minutes between each set for both snatch grip deadlifts and rack deadlifts.

then, when it came to glute ham raises, i took only 90-120 seconds rest intervals...static holds required more rest so i used to rest for 2-2.5 minutes. but then when it came to ad work, i barely rested for 60 seconds.

its all relative to the exercise you are doing....

i don't consider myself to be a powerlifter but i am a strength trainee and probably more of a strongman lifter. so, when i do ME work, i sometimes rest for upto 5-6 minutes between sets. but then when i am doing metabolic training i dont rest for more than 2-2.5 minutes unless i absolutely need to.

you cant generalize. i used to be one of those guys who thought he was resting for 3 minutes when in actuality it was only 30-60 seconds (sometimes listening to music distracts you and you lose your focus). it was only when i actually made it a practice of bringing a stop watch to the gym did i learn the true importance of taking proper rest.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.



To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Reply With Quote