PROS & CONS OF EACH REST PERIOD:

PROS & CONS OF EACH REST PERIOD:
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PROS OF LONG REST INTERVALS (2-3 minutes)

• Allow you to lift heavier
• Less cortisol production
• Less psychological strain
• Lower chance of technique degradation & injury
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CONS
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• Can lead to a drop in motivation or get you out of the zone
• Can lengthen workouts
• Decreases the efficacy of the metabolic hypertrophy pathway
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PROS OF SHORT REST INTERVALS (Around 1 minute)
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• Makes it easier to accumulate lactate and release more growth hormone & IGF-1
• Can help you get amped up; easier to stay in the zone
• Can shorten workouts when you don’t have much time
• Could potentially help with fat loss from the GH production and higher cortisol/adrenaline
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CONS
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• Makes it harder to maintain performance from set to set, especially in the moderate rep zone (5-12)
• Increases psychological strain with maximal lifting
• More likely to cause technique degradation; greater risk of injuries
• Leads to more cortisol which could be problematic if you’re doing a high volume of work already
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