The most common mistake I see people making in the gym that very few talk about.

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Almost everyone in my gym other than the pro gymcels do this and that is - infrequent long rest timings between sets.

I myself used to think rest timings doesn’t matter when I was newbie and used to take atleast 5-10 mins btwn sets since you are lifting the same weight anyway but Nah, that’s a huge misconception. Rest timing is one of the biggest factors in how your body responds to training.

Lifting is only part of the equation—how you lift and how you recover between sets dictate the results.

Why 2 min ≠ 5 min?

1. Metabolic Stress & Hormone Response
• Shorter rest times (30-90 sec) keep your muscles under stress, spiking growth hormones and testosterone → More muscle growth.

• Longer rest times (3-5 min) let your muscles fully recover, which is great for strength but not for muscle size.

2. Caloric Burn & Conditioning
• Less rest = higher heart rate = more calories burned

3. Fatigue Management
• If you rest too little (<30 sec) → You lose strength, your next set suffers.

• If you rest too long (>3 min) → Your muscles cool down, momentum drops, and you’re just wasting time.

Bottom line:

• Strength-focused? 3-5 min rest.

• Muscle growth (hypertrophy)? 30-90 sec.

• Fat loss & endurance? 15-45 sec.

You will experience firsthand how much rest timing affects performance once you see how many calories you have burnt in the given workout time.

In general, if you aren’t burning roughly 10cal/min estimated at the end of a workout; you probably didn’t use your full potential yet.

Let’s say a proper 45 min workout (excluding the light weight warm up) should burn around 450 calories or more.

Short rest times are not just for busy professionals who got other shit to do—it’s for anyone who wants to maximise their training.
 
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thanks for this. I’ll try it out since I’ve been doing 3 minutes rest time
 
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no one should be allowed to give gym advice without posting body tbh
 
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That’s exercise dependent. If you’re doing side laterals or bicep curls you can rest 60 seconds between sets. I do this when I’m pressed for time although I prefer 90-120 seconds rest for everything when I’m not on a time crunch. For a heavy set of squats, 4+ minutes rest is usually better.

You always want to give every set maximum effort- intensity and consistency are bar none The most important things when it comes to working out. Way more important than exercise selection, volume, frequency, etcetera.
 
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no one should be allowed to give gym advice without posting body tbh
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No 3 day old infantile GrAYcel should be allowed to say anything seriously but due to the shitty freedom of speech forum rules, here we are.
 
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Bro just work out who gives af about rest times. If you’re working out and not seeing results it’s bc
A) Your not increasing weight as the weeks pass
Or
B) you’re not fueling your body with good food. Just have a good diet and do cardio w lifting that’s the only advice you need.
 
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No 3 day old infantile GrAYcel should be allowed to say anything seriously but due to the shitty freedom of speech forum rules, here we are.
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Another newfag who joined after 2020 calling others newfags. Brutal. Make a better thread next time. Or post body.
 

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