In agreement with general consensus, the majority of these studies have demonstrated that longer rest periods resulted in greater increases in strength compared to shorter rest periods. Therefore, this article will review the scientific literature in which the effect of rest period duration upon strength, hypertrophy, muscular endurance, and physiological responses to training in both the short and long term.įirstly, it is apparent that conflicting results have been published in the available scientific literature with regards the effect of rest periods upon strength, defined here as maximal exertion over a short period i.e 1 rep max (1RM). On the other hand, powerlifters and ‘traditional’ athletes often utilise longer rest periods in order to maintain power output and number of repetitions per set, as well as reducing the risk of injury. These include ‘dropsets’, ‘supersets’, ‘giant sets’, ‘rest-pause sets’, and more. Furthermore, a multitude of set-extending techniques, in which minimal rest is taken, are frequently employed by those with physique oriented goals to increase muscle damage. Within bodybuilding circles, it is believed that utilising shorter rest periods will place greater stress on the muscles and induce greater metabolic fatigue, thereby stimulation hypertrophy and muscle gain. Great diversity exists within the strength training world with regards the amount of rest that should be taken between sets.
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