Muscle Growth, Why Inadequate Rest Between Sets Will Murder Your Gains
Maximize Your Muscle Growth Potential Without Severely Sacrificing Your Amount Of Muscle Growth By Resting.
Muscle Growth, Why Inadequate Rest Between Sets
Will Murder Your Muscle Gains
Bobby finishes a hard, focused set of barbell squats and re-racks the weight. His legs are wobbly, his heart is racing and he feels light headed as he takes a big swig from his water bottle. He looks down at his watch and presses the “start” button to begin counting down backwards from 2 minutes.
Bobby read that 2 minutes is the ideal rest time between sets in the gym, and he wants to get it exact. Once that watch beeps at the 2 minute mark, he’ll be back in the squat rack to perform another set.
He stands up tall and paces around trying to catch his breath in preparation for his next battle with the weights.
*Beep*
2 minutes is up. His legs still feel weak, his heart still beats frantically and he doesn’t quite feel 100%, but that watch beeped and that means his time is up. He must perform his next set regardless of how he feels.
He unracks the weight and squats down. His legs still burn and he wishes that he could have had more time to prepare for this set. He puts forth a mediocre effort, re-racks the bar, and sets his watch for another 2 minutes.
Bobby, just like a ton of other aspiring lifters in the gym, is making a deadly, critical mistake.
