Is a 45 sec rest too small?

Bradley Burton said:

My workout is three sets of each exercise with a 45 second rest in between.
This is what a book by the Men's Health magazine recommends for a body
shaping workout. The workout is about three exercises for each muscle
group. It's a very long workout, and I'm not noticing results yet (not even
the 'immediate' results you get right away), and I'm not sore the next day
after the workout.

Is it going to hinder me from gaining much muscle taking only a 45 sec rest
compared to if I took a minute or two? If it will then I can't imagine why
they would say to do that in the book.

Thanks. I just want to maximize my workout, and not spend a lot of my time
lifting weights in a way that will only give me mediocre results.

What are your goals? Be specific. How old are you?? Height, weight,
body fat percentage if known? What results are you expecting after
working out for how long?? It could be that your expectations are
unrealistic.

There is no magic number of how many seconds/minutes of rest between
sets. I use a heart rate monitor and begin my next set after my heart
rate drops a certain number of beats or percentage of max. I generally
rest between 1-2 minutes unless I am going heavy or doing legs when I
will rest longer.

Soreness the day after your workout is not an indicator of how
productive your workout is. Many people don't experience it and when
they do it often goes away after you have been training for a while.

RC

Bradley Burton said:

My workout is three sets of each exercise with a 45 second rest in between.
This is what a book by the Men's Health magazine recommends for a body
shaping workout.

There's one problem; using buzz phrases like body shaping.

Quoted message said:

The workout is about three exercises for each muscle
group. It's a very long workout, and I'm not noticing results yet (not even
the 'immediate' results you get right away), and I'm not sore the next day
after the workout.

Soreness is a poor indicator of workout quality. Go by progress in
weights, reps, measurements and such.

Quoted message said:

Is it going to hinder me from gaining much muscle taking only a 45 sec rest
compared to if I took a minute or two?

For what you are doing yes. Try 1-2 minutes.

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Quoted message said:

My workout is three sets of each exercise with a 45 second rest in
between. This is what a book by the Men's Health magazine recommends for a
body shaping workout. The workout is about three exercises for each
muscle group. It's a very long workout, and I'm not noticing results yet
(not even the 'immediate' results you get right away), and I'm not sore
the next day after the workout.

Is it going to hinder me from gaining much muscle taking only a 45 sec
rest compared to if I took a minute or two? If it will then I can't
imagine why they would say to do that in the book.

Thanks. I just want to maximize my workout, and not spend a lot of my
time lifting weights in a way that will only give me mediocre results.

Brad

From the editor of the Crossfit Journal:

"This was the motivation for

creating the CrossFit Journal. The

fitness rags-featuring grotesque

bodybuilders and their irrelevant

routines, a homoerotic flavor (with

guys all too often working out in their

underwear), fake science promoting

supplements and regimens by snow

job, and cookie-cutter content foreign

to athletes and athletics-are entirely

ignored by folks serious about fitness

and performance."

www.crossfit.com

I might bump it up to exactly 60 seconds. The reason that they tell you a
short rest is because the short rest really stimulates the testosterone and
growth hormones within you and gives you that pump. Bodybuilders tend to
use shorter rest inbetween sets for that reason.

--
A K
www.fitnessplanning.com

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Quoted message said:

My workout is three sets of each exercise with a 45 second rest in

between.

Quoted message said:

This is what a book by the Men's Health magazine recommends for a body
shaping workout. The workout is about three exercises for each muscle
group. It's a very long workout, and I'm not noticing results yet (not

even

Quoted message said:

the 'immediate' results you get right away), and I'm not sore the next day
after the workout.

Is it going to hinder me from gaining much muscle taking only a 45 sec

rest

Quoted message said:

compared to if I took a minute or two? If it will then I can't imagine

why

Quoted message said:

they would say to do that in the book.

Thanks. I just want to maximize my workout, and not spend a lot of my

time

Quoted message said:

lifting weights in a way that will only give me mediocre results.

Brad

A K said:

I might bump it up to exactly 60 seconds. The reason that they tell you a
short rest is because the short rest really stimulates the testosterone and
growth hormones within you and gives you that pump.

The hormonal increases are very transient. So it the "pump," i.e.,
blood engorgement.

No, but apparently your 2" crank is.

Quoted message said:

From the editor of the Crossfit Journal:

"This was the motivation for

creating the CrossFit Journal. The

fitness rags-featuring grotesque

bodybuilders and their irrelevant

routines, a homoerotic flavor (with

guys all too often working out in their

underwear), fake science promoting

supplements and regimens by snow

job, and cookie-cutter content foreign

to athletes and athletics-are entirely

ignored by folks serious about fitness

and performance.">

Wow! There really is ONE normal guy lifting weights.