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Q: In the Old Man Young Muscle workout, you show 10-second rests between some sets. Do you still recommend that? Do you use 10-second rests in your current workouts?
A: In a recent newsletter, I mentioned resting 10 seconds after the last set of an exercise and continuing to rep out when you want a volume boost for lagging muscles… [Read more…]
Q: I’m using your STX Base Workout from Old Man Young Muscle with great results. I know you say change to gain, but I want to stick to exactly this routine for at least a month. It’s a solid workout. Do you think varying the rests between sets, like 20 seconds at one workout, then 40 at the next with slight weight increases is enough of a change?
A: Well, if you use 40 seconds rest, your workouts will be a bit longer. If you’re okay with that, it’s a decent change-to-gain strategy. I may have a better idea, however… [Read more…]
Q: I remember reading in your newsletter not too long ago when you mentioned that the rest time between sets during a [10×10 sequence] should be 20 seconds. In the 10×10 e-book you say to use 30 seconds between sets. Is that a deliberate reduction, and if so, should I reduce my starting weight a little to accommodate the reduced rest?
A: Rest between sets during a 10×10 sequence should be anywhere from 20 to 30 seconds. Vince Gironda, famous Hollywood trainer known as the Iron Guru who trained Larry Scott for his first Mr. Olympia victory, liked to continue to gradually reduce it over many workouts till the trainee was down to only about 10 seconds of rest or less between sets. That doesn’t work for many trainees because of having a training partner… [Read more…]
Q: Your 4X mass method has 35 to 45 seconds rest between sets. I’ve seen research that longer rests between sets can be better for strength and muscle growth. What’s your take on that?
A: Legendary trainer Vince Gironda, the Iron Guru who trained Mr. Olympias as well as Hollywood stars to build muscle fast, first got us into reducing rest between sets for muscle growth—he called it Density Training…
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