![]() Beyond just hitting the gym and working out, you can use this time to discover actual sports that you might be interested in training for, as well. Try different conditioning work, maybe try learning skills that apply to a sport (you could try learning to do the olympic lifts and do a lot of technique work, or try your hand with strongman implements if you can gain the access to them, look into basketball, baseball, etc leagues in the area, go climbing, etc). Train for results obviously but, without knowing your goals or training history or any of that, I think picking a solid base program and doing that diligently but leaving extra time for experimenting with different things would be good. I don't know if you're working with a professional but I would definitely recommend it.īesides that, I'd say just have fun with it. Text from this article from Men's Health (by Ali Eaves): Ĭurrently part of my reason for working out is to relieve depression, maybe I'll go to college in a few months and get something established but for now I'm just looking for a distraction and mood booster But you can stick to shorter, 60-second rests for single-joint movements like biceps curls, which you’ll bounce back from more quickly. Take those two-minute rests after your major compound exercises like squats, presses, and rows, which are more physically taxing and take longer to recover from. This study only compared one-minute and three-minute rests, but other research suggests that two minutes may be enough to fully recover between sets, he says. Consider working longer rests into your routine if you want to build strength and size, says Schoenfeld. ![]() Those heavier weights put more tension on your muscles, which may lead to bigger gains in both strength and size. Why the difference? The researchers think that a longer rest period allows you to recover more fully between sets, which may enable you to lift heavier weights in your next set, says lead study author Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D. Resting for only 1 minute between sets, on the other hand, could hold you back to only 187 pounds. That’s big: If you can bench 180 pounds, a lifting regimen with longer rests could help you increase that to 203 pounds in eight weeks. That’s compared to the one-minute rest group, which increased its maxes by 7.6 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively. They increased their one-rep max for the squat by 15.2 percent and for the bench by 12.7 percent. The longer resters won this contest, too. The researchers also tested the subjects’ strength gains by determining their one-rep max in the bench press and back squat. But those millimeters come from such an easy tweak that few guys who are trying to bulk would turn them down. We’re not talking about monster gains: The longer-resting group grew an extra 1.2 to 3.5 millimeters in each muscle. The men who had rested longer had more growth in all the muscles tested: the biceps, triceps, and quads. The only difference between the two groups: One rested for one minute between sets, and the other rested for three minutes.Īfter eight weeks, the researchers used ultrasound imaging to measure the lifters’ muscle growth. Each workout, they did three sets of eight to twelve reps of each exercise, lifting to failure. It was a typical bodybuilding regimen: back squats, leg presses, leg extensions, bench presses, shoulder presses, lat pulldowns, and cable rows. ![]() In the study, two groups of experienced lifters did the same workout three times a week for eight weeks. See the Related Subreddits section for other popular fitness-related subreddits.General Posting Guidelines (click for more info): No Questions Related to Injury, Pain, or Any Medical Topic Progress Posts Must Be Detailed and Useful Posts Must Be Specific to Physical Fitness and Promote Useful Discussion No Threads That Are Answered by the Wiki, Searching Threads, or Google Welcome to r/Fitness! Click Here for a one-stop shop of our most important resources. ![]()
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