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It's only December and my gym is already getting crowded with pre-resolutioners. I'm happy people are trying to make a positive change in their life but if my fiancee and I can finish 4 sets before you finish 2, your rest is too damn long.
I started going to the gym for the first time 3 days ago. How long are you "supposed" to rest between sets?
(Not really a pre-resolutioner, this is something I've been putting off for a long time and I just happened to start now due to outside circumstances.)
Welcome! Keep going, once you get past the first month it becomes routine and it'll be hard to miss a day. Resting depends on your goals or the workout. I generally rest for 30 seconds to a minute to keep my heart rate up but powerlifting can go as high as 2-4 minutes. These people are most decidedly not powrrlifting and taking 5-10 minutes between sets.
Yep, it's starting early this year. That's really bad if you can finish 8 sets before someone finishes 2! Oh well, make a game of it: how much more exercise can you get done than the resolutioners?
By the looks of it, 1000% more. We did 4 sets of bench press, 3 sets of incline flies, 3 sets of pullovers before a guy today finished 3 sets on the bench and then he left... it hurt my brain.
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[–] 7221535? 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
It's only December and my gym is already getting crowded with pre-resolutioners. I'm happy people are trying to make a positive change in their life but if my fiancee and I can finish 4 sets before you finish 2, your rest is too damn long.
[–] TAThatBoomerang 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I started going to the gym for the first time 3 days ago. How long are you "supposed" to rest between sets?
(Not really a pre-resolutioner, this is something I've been putting off for a long time and I just happened to start now due to outside circumstances.)
[–] 7223042? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Welcome! Keep going, once you get past the first month it becomes routine and it'll be hard to miss a day. Resting depends on your goals or the workout. I generally rest for 30 seconds to a minute to keep my heart rate up but powerlifting can go as high as 2-4 minutes. These people are most decidedly not powrrlifting and taking 5-10 minutes between sets.
[–] theamazingbyron [S] ago
In general, I'd say around 2-4 minutes. It does depend on what you're doing, but it shouldn't be a long time.
[–] theamazingbyron [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yep, it's starting early this year. That's really bad if you can finish 8 sets before someone finishes 2! Oh well, make a game of it: how much more exercise can you get done than the resolutioners?
[–] 7222946? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
By the looks of it, 1000% more. We did 4 sets of bench press, 3 sets of incline flies, 3 sets of pullovers before a guy today finished 3 sets on the bench and then he left... it hurt my brain.