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health advisory Diet Diet 2007-11-11 21:02:43

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the amount of time between sets has a direct effect on the amount of ATP that have been allowed to be replenished. remember that ATP is the cellular energy source that is responsible for all muscular contractions. so for endurance training you would want to wait 60 seconds or less between sets. for strength training you would want to wait anywhere from 2-5 minutes. this is one of those things where trial and error comes into play.

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2-5 minutes. But really, most trainers will tell you to listen to your body. Wait until you feel ready to lift again, but not longer than that...

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2 minutes

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it all depends on your goals. If you are using a heavy amount of weight (one that you can only do 6-8 reps with) then you should rest for between one and halt to two minutes between sets. If you are using a lighter weight then you can rest about 1 minute. However there are different techniques. For instance if you are circuit training, which means doing one exercise for a body part and then doing one for another body part without any rest, then you would do all of the exercises in the circuit and then take about 1 minute rest. With that type of workout you would typically use a weight that you could do approximatly 10-15 reps with. By doing exercises with little rest in between you get a sort of cardiovascular effect that can replace using the treadmill if you do it for long enough. The key here and with all the different techniques is to make sure that you take enough time to prevent yourself from being injured. If you are just beginning then you shouldn't worry too much about exact timing and other things like that. It will only make things complicated. Enjoy the workouts and you will eventually develop the right system. If you need more advice then send me an email.

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It depends on your goals. People lift weights for various reasons. An Olympic weight lifter will lift to gain power and strength. If that is your goal you would want to take plenty of time between sets (anywhere between 2-4 minutes). This is because to gain power you must use heavy weights and low reps. However without adequate rest you would not be able to recover between sets and thus your goal would be lost.