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    Adding to the pile-on, I've found six minutes works pretty well on everything but deadlifts, where I go with seven minutes if I'm doing multiple sets (like 2x3, etc). I'm not above taking my time to get set up for heavy fives, mind.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paladin View Post
    I usually rest 5 minutes. According to the article ATP should be 95% restored at 5. At 6 minutes you're between 95 and 100%. If you were competing you'd want 100%. If you wanted absolute maximum results, you'd want 100%. For a soon to be 67 yo geezer 95% seems ok for me.
    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.

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bestafter60 View Post
    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.
    I have a hard time calling that serious training, but good luck with it.

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    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bestafter60 View Post
    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.

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    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisd View Post
    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.
    Thanks Chris, this completely clarifies the matter. I want SERIOUS GAINZZZ!!!! so I'm going to add punching through sheetrock walls and tearing phone books too, because, you know, HELL YEAH!!!

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    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.

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