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> Agreed. I was honestly surprised to learn that some people were promoting rest periods as low as 30 seconds for building muscle. I'll remind everyone that Je
by porb121 6y ago
> Agreed. I was honestly surprised to learn that some people were promoting rest periods as low as 30 seconds for building muscle.
I'll remind everyone that Jeff Cavaliere, YouTube fitness darling beloved by people who don't lift very hard, programmed 1-10 sets of 10 squats @70-80% 1RM with 1 minute rest between sets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fICF_O5esc&t=174s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fICF_O5esc&t=174s
Non-lifters: this is basically impossible for anyone with a decent level of strength. If I attempted this, I'd be getting peeled out of the squat rack after the 2nd set.
- PragmaticPulp 6y ago> programmed 1-10 sets of 10 squats @70-80% 1RM with 1 minute rest between sets 10 sets of 10 @ 80% of 1 rep max doesn't make any sense. Nobody can do 100x as many reps as their 1 rep max, unless they've grossly underestimated their 1RM. There is a place for high volume workouts with short rest periods if someone is training for certain specific fitness goals, but it's not optimal for pure muscle building.
- porb121 6y ago> Nobody can do 100x as many reps as their 1 rep max, unless they've grossly underestimated their 1RM. I mean, I could certainly do 100 singles at 80% 1RM, but I get your point. Jeff's program is atrociously bad.