How Long Should You Rest Between Sets | JTSstrength.com

[@seditionstrength]

I like to rest 1-2 days between sets

[@cookiemonster5171]

Yeah to get that pump otherwise a take a week between sets.

[@ruzhyophoenix4370]

Pfft please, real lifters rest 1-2 days between reps

[@daytonasayswhat9333]

Lol

[@Kus519]

Powerlifters between top sets

[@seditionstrength]

@@Kus519 merry Christmas

[@shrimpanzee001]

my favourite parts were when mike mimicked heavy breathing

[@GVS]

100% am going to have nightmares about that

[@mokhattab0]

lol , i still can't breath well after seeing that

[@christiangheorghita2101]

The amount of scientifically sound, comprehensive information / minutes of video watched from you is astounding. I’m so glad I found you. I’ll probably commit to some way of supporting you. Thanks

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@00HoODBoy]

i like how the checklist is more about feeling than about a specific amount of time. a lot of it is being honest to yourself despite other mental factors and experience. i think resting is so different from exercise to exercise and muscle to muscle that a certain number is not helpful at this moment in time. i try to be reasonable about it

[@hookoffthejab1]

You hit the nail on the head with experience. That's the only thing that'll get you that mind muscle connection to be able to know when you've checked all 4 boxes.

[@noahblevins9569]

He wasted 14 minutes to say you are ready when you feel ready. That is common sense.

[@areyoutheregoditsmedave]

Can’t speak to hypertrophy, but for strength it’s almost all when your mind is ready again and you convince yourself the barbell won’t staple you to the floor.

[@davidec.4021]

Thank you. Your videos are honestly a daily thing for me every time i train, to go back and re-watch details and nuances i forget. A great great free service you are offering us. Thank you Mike

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad you like them

[@mac195000]

I've been lifting for many years, but still was able to learn a lot from this well-organized and extremely informative video. Outstanding work, Dr. Israetel.

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad it was helpful

[@brendantierney37]

Mikes mouth is desperately trying to keep up with everything his mind is outputting

[@GVS]

Elon Musk has the same problem. His physical output is absolutely the limiting factor.

[@godslayerturnedgod3526]

I was thinking how good his cardio is to be able to breathe like that

[@EnellGmz]

His mouth is the limiting factor, needs more time to rest his mouth in order to have an effective mind workout

[@suhwateezea.214]

Lmap

[@dleonardo3238]

I rested 6 months since my last set. My bw increased a lot so it definitely works.

[@kdude1000]

😂

[@mastathegeneral9897]

Much respect...quite possibly the BEST information on resting times I have EVER seen...proper info common sense...science and no bs.

[@platform15gym]

Hey Dr Mike - this is one the best training tips videos I have seen in a long time... It confirms that what I do is right on track based on my personal experience and I hope that "new" lifters will watch and take heed. Cheers!

[@Tobeon2]

I may seem to be thanking you too often these days, but I have to thank you again!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@whartonbuildersinc3124]

My personal best results for both sarcoplasmic and myofibular hypertrophy was between 3-4 minutes. For losing weight and explosive movements 30 seconds to 1 minute.

[@DiskoKDiskoL]

Compound: 3-5min Isolations: 1-3min

[@GVS]

Bit more nuance than that.

[@GotFaculty]

I'd like to see a video from you on cluster sets Vs straight sets Vs rest pause

[@GVS]

Same, that would be great. Especially as he said 10s rest on calves which basically...is rest-pause by most definitions.

[@soumyashankar868]

Just incredible!!!! I am a second year exercise physiology student but after watching this video I feel like I am graduated

[@BuddhistZenDave]

This dude's form is insane. Seriously on point.

[@aielwar]

Nobody can lay down info like Dr. Mike, no teleprompter for the Dr. Just pure slap you in the face info off the top of his head.

[@ricklathem4210]

the best info and talk on rest periods I have ever heard. Thanks for the break down and item list.

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shanindtheeed]

agreed.

[@GVS]

@@JuggernautTrainingSystems Agree, this was really comprehensive and makes good logical sense.

[@arpankumarpadhy215]

An earnest request for a hypertrophy guide for forearms by Dr Mike Israetel especially proximal to the wrist joint (not necessarily the brachioradialis) .

[@tornjak096]

I really like how he confirmed that you should rest as long time as you need to really recover and not by some traditional 1-2-3 minute stopwatch

[@GVS]

Agree...those are basically not individual at all, could be way off.

[@nicolaos355]

First time I see it explained in that way. Its crazy how good job ure doing. Thanks for it !

[@Saveg36]

I enjoy this type of content because of Mike articulates these concepts very well

[@ForgottenFirearm]

This info is absolutely invaluable. I will now explore methods to give you money.

[@davecollins73]

Yeah that was an informative one Mike! Hey I'm impressed with your squat form too. I've recently dropped the poundages way back to re-learn the movement. I'll try as much as possible to use you as the example to learn from!

[@gregwilliss5863]

Outstanding form on those squats at 6:00min Dr.Mike

[@dantheman1337]

I follow that checklist while exercising in a circuit to save a lot of time. For example I am ready to do bicep curls immediately after triceps, then lat raises, then glute bridges etc... saves a tonne of time. Jeff C advocates it so should be fine.

[@PhilippeOrlando]

Your squat range is amazing!

[@SushynatorProduction]

Fuck! I can’t wait for your book to come out!

[@Rumil_]

Amazing video, can't wait for that book!

[@Proteinhead92]

Damm Mike I love your videos man very educational !!! Can't wait to train and check those checkmarks for when to hit another set

[@TheShetastic]

I can’t wait for the book!! I would love to have it on audible as well... 😁

[@MeleDrummer]

Tell Dr. James to narrate it and maybe it'll happen =)

[@okcyurwin]

Absolutely brilliant 👍🏼👍🏼

[@davidkymdell452]

So well explained. Really enjoyed this video

[@iRickcast1]

I can't wait for the book.

[@leonharmon5147]

So basically, rest long enough until you can complete the next set.

[@fusoperso]

but partial rest is a good system for increasing intensity

[@BOBANDVEG]

By that theory, you could take the entire day to finish 10 sets.

[@peeli5657]

Amfonee Granilla nah

[@manueltumino8886]

@@BOBANDVEG great, isn't it?

[@leonharmon5147]

Amfonee Granilla actually “enough” implies the minimum requirement. Don’t try too hard to look smart on the internet.

[@TwoGuitarsOneBass]

I miss my daily lifts at Royal Oak Gym :(

[@r__murph]

Appreciate this excellent and thorough video!

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad it was helpful

[@akiemharshman1522]

Mike, do you suggest specifically tracking / controlling rest times from workout to workout to gauge progress or progressive overload? Since it seems like from WO to WO if rest times shift it could lead to significant changes in weight or reps hit.

[@AmitabhSuman]

That's a great great information here. I will make a note of it while training.

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad it was helpful

[@shapeupstrengthconditionin9109]

great content as always Mike!!!

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@afifdada2754]

Waiting for greg duoucette respond for this video

[@sidneybales9062]

You mean Iago (Gilbert Gottfried)....

[@DatKundalini]

Didn't Mike already spank that midget and send him home crying.

[@nf1]

@@DatKundalini bro mike is two inches shorter than Greg lmao

[@soofitnsexy]

@@nf1 mike is 4 foot 6??

[@Pohka]

Great info, keep up the amazing content

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Thanks, will do

[@ytadrian2]

Love your analogies.

[@CHRISTIANNWO]

I focus on strength with 1 rep's max. So I often wonder if taking a couple minutes rest between "sets" is ok. Good to hear that it is.

[@SweKelt]

the range of motion on those squats, wow

[@its_james_fitness]

Nah man they were half reps, his ass didn't go through the floor

[@ruzhyophoenix4370]

His control that deep in the hole was astounding. I would have believed it was 1 rep on a loop. Dont think I saw the bar path fluctuate at all

[@gila-clifffirewood5796]

2:27 new kettlebell swing technique!

[@kjsjourney7332]

Amazing information, thank you sir

[@chazhuber1]

Really love the content, and it's really been helpful in programming. I did just want to say though, There are a lot of decaffeinated brands on the market that are just as tasty as the real thing.

[@davereid-daly2205]

Thanks Mike !!

[@grimnest5366]

I like to rest 2 to 3 months between sets. Its working out pretty well so far....

[@clockywork]

I've been training for 10 years with decent results but didn't know any of these tips / hacks to work out the rest breaks... much thanks!

[@butterkaffee910]

Hey Dr. Mike, I have a home gym but small kids, lots of work. So often not that much time in a chunk but over the whole day enough. Warm up aside, are there downsides of spreading my exersises? Let's say at the edge case 3 sets of dl at 6am, paused dl at 10am, bench at 1pm, db work at 4pm and rows at 8pm?

[@trevbarlow9719]

Underrated question. This so rarely gets discussed: how long is too long a rest between lifts? Also between sets of the same lift?

[@manolopapas]

Great video

[@DAatDA]

4:37 : Me 30 seconds into a light jog

[@Punjabsports23]

Thanks coach and make a video on track rest periods sprints like ATP CP LACTIC VO2MAX I HOPE U DO IT QUICKLY

[@solidstatejake]

7:24 is that 5 plates moving like absolute candy

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

4 plates

[@bp56789]

It's weird seeing a guy this buff that's actually smart.

[@bp56789]

But my man did say "air" instead of "err on the side of caution"

[@hallandrewe]

I used to put a timer on for four minutes but now I kind of just wait till I think I'm ready for another set anywhere from 4-6 min depending on the exercise and the volume.

[@Kavriel]

I've watched some of your interviews with jeff nippard, and i expected high quality information from this video because of it, i'm not disappointed. Very high quality stuff.

[@Shawn-hs8qk]

I do a lot of rest pause. some times only on the 3rd or 4th set. Long rests between sets. Short rests if I'm doing clusters of rest pause.

[@shelfcloud487]

So weird that this was in my suggested. I just started timing my workout so I have to start my next set within a certain timeframe from the start of the previous set and I can’t wait to see the results after a month or two. I can already tell that it’s making a difference. The reason I did this was because my workouts were getting longer and longer and for no good reason. Just too much lallygagging.

[@lautaristico]

thank you so much man

[@SiJay3191]

Awesome vid Dr. Mike...although I vaguely remember this 90% strength rule coming up in your debate with Dr. Greg Doucette. Is this more related to rest times or is it more about when to end a workout? was he misapplying the concept?

[@nicolaos355]

I would love to see some video about tempo.

[@milkoalexandrov3283]

Basically for hypertrophy - short rest For strength and power - when you are ready to go

[@MeleDrummer]

for hypertrophy it depends, for example, I rest 3-5 minutes for heavy deadlift/squats, but I rest 60 seconds for lateral raises

[@milkoalexandrov3283]

@@MeleDrummertrue, so whenever you are ready to go 😀

[@MeleDrummer]

@@milkoalexandrov3283 yes, exactly =)

[@rishiv7741]

That’s not at all what he said for hypertrophy. He said when you are ready to go for hypertrophy as well

[@antoniodebeljak7028]

Hello. Thanks a lot for your good will and sharing everything with us. I looked all of your hypertrophy videos, and could not conclude clear answer. On example: if i do 10 sets of chest training per week (5 sets on monday, 5sets on thursday, begginning of cycle), what should my working sets be like? Let's say it is bench press: should that be like the first set (after few warm up sets) the biggest weight to failure (100kg x 6 reps), and then 90kg x 8, 80kg x 10, 70kg, 60kg...? Or should my last set be the only one set to failure = 60kg, 70kg, 80kg, 90kg, 100kg to failure? Or should i do all the 5 sets to failure? Or should i do all the 5 sets with same weight (80kg x 6 reps x 5 sets)? Please answer me what do you recommend for all the bodyparts. I will do your principle, but upper, lower, rest, upper, lower, rest, rest. Thanks a lot once more and kind regards from Croatia 🇭🇷

[@pikastach]

"3 distinct training goals" *holds out hand and looks at four fingers* 0:39

[@respeezy]

Question, what if you seem to recover really really slow. I almost never feel ready or recovered for the next set not even after 3 minutes on accessory work. My reps will go for example 20,15,11,8,7. with 3 minutes rest, with 5-6 minutes rest i could do 20,20,19... But i guess with the 5 effective reps, i shouldn't worry about total volume or potentially doing more volume with more rest anymore. But with 1 minute rest i get these super crazy drops like 20,8,7,6... It's not my cardio i think, i'm not necessarily out of breath, it just feels like i recover really slowly. Thoughts?

[@jbosko95]

I guess you could use 1-2 exercise as more performance and heavy orientated (w full rest), and afterwards others as pure hypertrophy with somewhat partial recover.

[@breezefor5966]

Great as always;)

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Thank you! Cheers

[@aidanpage2458]

are there any cons to taking long rest periods if time isn't a factor? I've always wondered if time was not a factor, say you were working out for hypertrophy, is taking 30-60min rests between sets and spending the entire day at the gym equally as effective as getting right back into it when you check all four hypertrophy resting boxes?

[@nilo7727]

Great video great content once again Dr Mike always clear and concise and very helpful!!!👍👌👏👊😎💯

[@ricardomendez8655]

I didnt like the approach towards fitness the local trainers were taking here. They get a lot of the basics wrong and actually give terrible advice and train newbies like advanced clients. After watching your series I've become one of the best trainers in my area and I'm not even technically certified 😅😅 consultant** is how I technically get around this. Thank you for all the great knowledge

[@ajazahmed3694]

Great 👍

[@LixtianShanghai]

thank u, l learnt something new

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Glad to hear that

[@chrisc1719]

Basically you should rest long enough to put your pink and purple psychedelic camouflage gear on

[@christophergrillo410]

Pink and purple psychadelic camp suit 🤣😂🤣😂 not what I expected on this channel

[@NuclearSpinach]

Heard on the Huberman podcast recently that resting too long clears out the muscle and lets it recover too much to optimize muscle size gain, so the guest researcher recommended 2 minutes for hypertrophy, not longer. Obviously strength and power would be different.

[@ex0ja]

Man my CNS takes 6-8 minutes to recover for squat, bench, deadlift and 2-3 minutes to recover for accessories...

[@isaaccotherman8029]

Anybody else find it hilarious for him to say, “If you feel in your heart of hearts...”?

[@phil5037]

really digging deep emotionally in the middle of my workout

[@Rob-Awesometon]

Would HR monitor give any useful feed back to do thing?

[@Originalskills]

What about phosphocreatine replenishment which normally takes around 3-4 minutes for power and strength?

[@pprich1]

Intuitive rest

[@fraserkennedy5497]

'velocity of force'

[@matthewlucarelli6624]

So are we saying that if I can do a certain weight for 12 reps to failure, and I rest only long enough to rep out 5-6 of that same weight to failure on my next set, that's as good as waiting until I can do another 12 reps?

[@AstonMartinStig]

2 months, between pandemics.

[@brandonmarcos5422]

Can you post a 10 hour loop of 4:37 to 4:40 for masturbatory purposes? I’m working my way up and am currently at only 17 seconds of rest needed between sessions. I think this’ll get me into single digits.

[@benjaminwetscher9614]

🙏🏼

[@jp2135744]

I don't rest between sets. I move right on to the next set

[@sarunasj1463]

Does this mean each set has to be done to failure, failing at above 5 reps?

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

This covers your question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKbMpGOdZ65patk

[@sarunasj1463]

@@JuggernautTrainingSystems Thank you!

[@VT5874]

What about rest between exercises? I guess it could be the same as rest between sets, but 2-3 mins isn’t enough normally. I mean i can drop my weight by 50%, but then i dont feel like the stimulus is enough. Should i just wait till im fresh enough to get 80% or so...

[@thedarknazo]

the best colour of camouflage....? Kept you waiting uh?

[@saladsn8k548]

Tactical Espionage Lifting

[@AceHardy]

🏋🏽‍♀️🔥

[@TheLingnerFamily]

Okay so what if I rest for 10 seconds after my set of 15 reps and I can only rep out five reps? Am I not doing like the five final reps of a 15 rep set?

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Then you wouldn’t have been following the advice of this video

[@julien417]

What did you just said ? Sorry but I was just busy miring the squat form.

[@garydurso8475]

how is power and strength different?

[@JuggernautTrainingSystems]

Strength is the ability to apply force and power is the ability to apply force quickly.

[@tbx59]

Kurt Angle stung by bees

[@scottttym]

Upper body, 60to90, lower body 120to180 seconds.

[@youtubevleisureaccount545]

If you squat for more than 3 reps Rest for 10 minutes

[@andrewwhitaker2238]

the video at 2:25 - am I missing something or is that not pretty terrible execution? Using momentum by swinging the weights backwards during the negative and then swaying his body.

[@0123darren]

🔥🔑🔓💯