AP. if you are still in a linear progression program, you may have reached the point where you have to begin a 5-3-1 or Texas program. LP does not go on forever. Just a thought, not a sermon.
AP. if you are still in a linear progression program, you may have reached the point where you have to begin a 5-3-1 or Texas program. LP does not go on forever. Just a thought, not a sermon.
Most processes in the body that require an input of energy of which restoring ATP is one, slow down as one ages. I would be willing to bet that if it is 95% at 5 minutes for a twenty year old it will be a significantly smaller percentage for a 60 year old. So it is probably highly likely that more than 5 minutes would be helpful.
I'm not so scientific about rest time anymore. Deadlifts take more rest than squats which take more than bench and overhead press. I lift the weight, huff and puff as I walk to my home office, where I sit reading the forum, doing some simple job tasks, or playing spider solitaire until my inner voice says "quit being a pussy and get back in there!". This usually ranges from 5-12 minutes. Sometimes that voice says nice things too, but in each case my muscles start to feel antsy about the same time. When I go back too soon, I'll struggle needlessly or even miss. As Rip says, this is not a conditioning program, it's a strength program. You rest as long as it takes to complete the lift.
Last edited by Bestafter60; 04-30-2017 at 12:29 PM.
Read the recent post about my results.
What does a real "serious" lifter do that is superior to waiting until you know you're ready, and why does it matter?
A serious lifter stamps around the gym going "YEAH! YEAH!!" and doing curls until he is enraged enough to go into battle against the weights and destroy another set LIKE A BOSS!!
It matters because you can then tell other people that their training can't be called serious.
When I'm resting my 8 minutes between work sets I'll either read the news on my Ipad or often step back into the house and do chores. I can get a lot done around the house while working out!
I'm somewhere in the middle of rest and seriousness. So 5 minutes is the absolute limit of my patience between sets and I manage to "attack" my reps without resorting to nose tork or excessively heavy huffing.
Otherwise I might discommode the youngsters around me. It's all about being a responsible senior citizen.