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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Triathlon sprint prep
« on: January 02, 2017, 03:18:49 pm »How many minutes of rest between sets for the bench and squat?
Bench would be about 1/2 minute and squats are about a minute. I prefer low rest periods because overtime I'd get used to be able to recover a lot faster. Back when I squatted 500 then 525 I probably had about a minutes rest. I'm a fatty also so the low rest periods help with a cardio feel to the weights. I'm still getting my noob gains so it could change in a few weeks.
30 seconds wtf?
my 2 cents.. increase rest if you're doing a strength set/rep scheme. If you were doing tons of volume at lower intensity (ie, 10-15 sets of 5 @ 10RM), i think it'd make more sense from a 'cardio perspective' to use 30s rest intervals. For 3x10 and such, ~1 minute is probably ok. I'm just stating my personal opinion. If i'm lifting heavy, I usually utilize ~3-5 minute rest periods (more on the 3min side). Just finish the session with actual cardio for ~30 minutes and you'll burn way more calories/get a better effect than reducing rest periods (in a low volume routine). I guess the way I look at it is, trying to achieve an energy system effect while utilizing opposing energy systems, is much less effective than focusing properly on an energy system, then focusing on the other. So, for example, hitting your strength work with proper recovery - more quality + less taxing. Then hitting some aerobic cardio for ~30 minutes. By taxing yourself less during strength work, you'll have more drive/focus for cardio... stuff like that.
dno just yappin`
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