Garbear Motivation # 16 - Rest Periods between Sets

This goes hand-in-hand with the notes above. Deciding how long you choose to rest in between your sets will either benefit you or keep you from maximizing the time under tension. One thing I have to go into explaining is what time under tension means. Time under tension is in reference to how long your muscles are at work. The longer the time under tension the more muscle fibers you will be recruiting but to an extended period of time (12 to 15 reps for example) you’ll be training endurance
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