Is Resting Too Long KILLING Your Strength Gains??!

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[@trupp575]

Been running Bullmastiff and love it. Great results, so far. Would you recommend running 2 base phases, back to back and then 1 peak phase?

[@BaldOmniMan]

My preferred way of progressively overloading an accessory that’s stubborn is 1) increase reps 2) increase sets 3) decrease rest 4) THEN increase weight

[@Alpharabius99]

4x8 to 4x10 to 5x10 to 5x10 with less rest then increase weight. My four week aproach for accessory lifts glad to see someone with same approach

[@BaldOmniMan]

@@Alpharabius99 typically I’ll start at 2-3 and end at 4 sets myself

[@embro6474]

@@Alpharabius99 Easiest way to increase volume is to increase sets.

[@pretty_flaco]

2/3/4/5 x8 for me before weight is increased and start over

[@BaldOmniMan]

@@pretty_flaco simple and effective

[@marlock6573]

One of my biggest problems as a beginner was not taking enough time between sets on compound lifts because I got horrible advice about never resting more than a minute and thought that rest periods for all movements should be equal.

[@MUST-TRT]

That’s common terrible advice unfortunately. Also one of my biggest pet peeves within the industry. “Beast mode bro” and then lift mediocre weight year after year and never grow significantly bigger and or stronger. I know some cross fitters can be strong, but good thing there are insanely strong powerlifters and multi-purpose athletes out there to balance out the BS with opinions on rest and fatigue. The average Joe’s and Jane’s in gyms everywhere are constantly told the one minute or 30s-90s crap without any legit rhyme or reason as to why. Many of these “advices”(lol) are things we’ve known about human performance for decades now.

[@vengeance160]

For me even 3 minutes are not enough sometimes.

[@DrEvil-ng7ep]

Bodybuilding magazines are the big culprits for spreading this nonsense. Back in the 90s when I started everything was hit but presented as "training". That was just how you trained.

[@trevorbaker7168]

I was always told around 3-5 minutes is the sweet spot for compounds, so I just do 3 minutes for rpe 6 work and then add 30 seconds for every additional rpe as a guideline. I take more rest if I feel like I need it, but I usually don't. For accessories, I do 2.5 minutes across the board.

[@thehylander266]

My biggest bench and back and leg gains came from taking long rest periods, funnily. Sometimes even 10 minutes. Mostly on the compound movements. I just blast aggressive music and load up on caffeine prior to workout and do good warm ups so I don’t get “cold” from longer rests. I keep my mind mentally fixed on my lifts and not reading stuff on my phone or videos or talking to ppl and that keeps me “in the game” for mind muscle connection so I don’t get cold. I notice when my minds not focused in the workout 100% and I am thinking about other stuff then I can get cold fast and easily. A lot of it is mental I think. At least for me. Testing recommendations is always good but individual variation also varies and is a factor we all gotta keep in mind.

[@kingdavey87]

Yeah i take about 7-10 minutes on the compound lifts and have been getting noticeably bigger and stronger over the past 2 years training this way. 👍

[@theelement6255]

Clarence Kennedy and juji would agree

[@StandStrength]

When I first started lifting, I found if I need to increase rest time between sets to match performance on sets across, I don’t add load until my rest times are standardized. Kept weights and progression honest.

[@joshuahettinger9287]

best part of bullmastiff is the sense of impending doom you get after a strong amrap

[@GYMETRIUS]

I rest 42 minutes and 36 seconds between sets. Seems to work for me

[@espenstoro]

I used to time my rests for a while, trying to be Mr Science Based Bro, but I just do better if I rest until I feel I'm ready to lift again. It's one thing I don't need to overthink.

[@paulwhite9242]

I kinda time mine just to make sure I don't dick along for ever once I'm a little tired. And *that's* mostly because it's really easy to make the gym time take forever. It's really easy for 2-3ish minutes to bleed into 5ish minutes and between enough sets that really adds time.

[@Shvabicu]

Idgaf about predetermined rest times. I rest as much as I need/want to. No counting or anything. All auto-regulated. Some days your system can handle shorter rest periods and other days you need to take it easy. I was sick over the weekend and am 90% recovered, but my cardiovascular system took a hit so I took some absolutely necessary extra time between sets.

[@AndJusTIceForRob]

I think that as we train at a given threshold, our bodies will acclimate to the work and will asymptotically approach shorter rest periods. If strength is what we are after, then strength must become our limiting factor - not wind (we want to hit our muscles’ limit in squats - not our lungs’ limit). If we want conditioning, then by all means, we must shorten the rest periods so that our lungs give way before our muscles do. If we want better conditioning to recovery between training sessions and training sets, if we don’t achieve this through regular accumulation block training, then throw in some low impact conditioning work.

[@Sunesha]

I like the whiteboard. That you prepared all visuals. You are definitely my favorite channel for programming. I have easier to understand your videos. As I am able to absorb it all

[@scottb4767]

Absolutely love the shirt!

[@dennisnordlund902]

That shirt is one of the better I’ve ever seen!

[@simondean5227]

I've never felt the need for a long rest unless I was going very heavy on squats honestly. On bench press I rarely rest more than 2 mins unless it's a heavy heavy set, and on deadlifts I rest maybe 3mins on average between sets. On accessories I try to keep it under 2 mins as well

[@TheLouisianan]

Fake plates are killing my gains

[@simondean5227]

I've never felt the need for a long rest unless I was going very heavy on squats honestly. On bench press I rarely rest more than 2 mins unless it's a heavy heavy set, and on deadlifts I rest maybe 3mins on average between sets. On accessories I try to keep it under 2 mins as well. That being said, if I'm in the heaviest part of my training block I probably rest almost twice as long

[@highlyalloyed9296]

Keep pumping out content, man

[@trupp575]

Bullmastiff question: Would you recommend running 2 base phases, and then 1 peak phase?

[@jorios550]

THANKS, just yesterday I was wondering about this

[@embro6474]

I would love to find that Buffalo Bill skin lotion somewhere.😄

[@elchupacabra1193]

Nice tank top, LOL. I see it puts the lotion on the skin.

[@ChadKirk]

I work out at home and I'll rest for like 10 minutes between sets if I want to lol. Depends on the lift or if I'm doing a super set too.

[@rossacord9645]

Alex - what if you start a work out and stop before completing your sets on an exercise, but you restart 8 hours later and finish?

[@BuJammy]

Algo & lookin' natty as hell brother.

[@cyurisich]

Good video! Tbh I mostly go off how much time I have/how long I want to spend at the gym. Feel like anything over 5 mins is somewhat taking the piss unless it's a PB kinda thing.

[@mikemoore2791]

I do 3 mins between warm up sets and 4 mins between moderate sets and 5 mins between heavy sets. In a commercial gym 5 mins is kinda out there but i get away with it.

[@ssglbc1875]

I do 1-2 mins for warmup and 3 for my working sets and 4 mins for top set.

[@homerdough5389]

So if I’m going for sets of 12 on cable curls (ie isolation) for example and I do RPE 10 the first set, does it really “matter” if I don’t get 10-12 on the next set? If I wait 1min for example, I’d probably get 7-8 reps but if I wait 3 min, I’d get 10-11. Is the volume dropoff worth the shortened rest periods?

[@utgardkraft1412]

I wanna know too!

[@AlexanderBromley]

Great question. Short answer is it doesn't matter; they just represent different types of stress. Know ahead of time if you are capping rest periods (so fatigue will be high) or giving yourself lots of time (so performance will be high). Progress long enough to get good at it, a few months likely, then switch and note the difference.

[@Opticsnpier]

i don’t understand the bring your ribs down from the bracing video, you look like you bring your head forward a bit. or is it simply just flexing the abs and breathing into them? thank you

[@user-jn9tm2oo5i]

What are your thought on cluster sets

[@Lewis_1995]

Did the 20 rep squat community thing get scrapped?

[@anthonyt5376]

Im gunna do it anyway

[@utgardkraft1412]

The one guy doing it died.

[@secondthought2]

@@utgardkraft1412 rest in glass

[@embro6474]

@@utgardkraft1412 That is the reason why 20 reps rest pause squats are called widowmaker.

[@Lewis_1995]

@@utgardkraft1412 I wanted to see Bromley's attempt

[@HSK4751]

Are you ever going to get fit bro

[@christopherseat9871]

Rest is good.,,...Wasted rest, is bad......

[@joecowan3719]

What are your thoughts on rest periods leading up to a 1RM test in a squat? I find if I wait closer to that 4-5 minute length that I get out of the mindset that I was in right after the last warmup rep. I like to just add the next weight jump and keep going until my bar speed slows down to a grinder.

[@marcussmithwick6326]

Resting that long should be fine if you're doing a 1RM test. As long as you're not trying to test every week and only doing it once every training cycle or so.

[@joecowan3719]

@@marcussmithwick6326 Yes, at this point I really only like to test my squat max 1-2 times a year. Thanks man

[@jakebobday3531]

Poewerlifting not body building bro wrong Chanel

[@joecowan3719]

@@jakebobday3531 Yeah, I do powerlifting based training...I have a sprinter background so I am ready to go pretty quickly after a heavy singles any longer than 2 minutes in between attempts I get out of that void and lose my adrenaline focus if that makes sense?

[@beecj0]

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