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Re: How long should you rest between sets?
« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2026, 07:17:23 PM »
If I have taken a very strong pre workout that’s got me heavy breathing, my rest times drop to about 45 seconds.

I wonder if stims affect heat rate recovery after a set? I never monitored heart rate during workouts but I suspect stims might keep it elevated for longer?

I have a genetically high heart rate as is and sometimes after heavy stims I've checked my pulse at 130 before starting lifting! Dangerous and foolish on my part, I know.

Now I've been using meldonium, the Russian heart drug a ton of athletes got busted for a few years back. The Russians including some of their doctors claim they use it to protect the heart during and after heavy exertion, so the ban is unethical since a person should be able to protect himself LOL. Users feel it helps endurance and I think I've had more 'wind' lately.

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Re: How long should you rest between sets?
« Reply #26 on: July 13, 2026, 05:19:30 AM »
I don't rest. The machines do.

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Re: How long should you rest between sets?
« Reply #27 on: July 13, 2026, 07:43:11 AM »
I don't rest. The machines do.
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Re: How long should you rest between sets?
« Reply #28 on: July 13, 2026, 07:50:59 AM »
I dont have much patience to train anymore, but when i do, i usually superset muscle groups, hence resting time is minimal.

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Re: How long should you rest between sets?
« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2026, 08:16:29 AM »
I wonder if stims affect heat rate recovery after a set? I never monitored heart rate during workouts but I suspect stims might keep it elevated for longer?

I have a genetically high heart rate as is and sometimes after heavy stims I've checked my pulse at 130 before starting lifting! Dangerous and foolish on my part, I know.

Now I've been using meldonium, the Russian heart drug a ton of athletes got busted for a few years back. The Russians including some of their doctors claim they use it to protect the heart during and after heavy exertion, so the ban is unethical since a person should be able to protect himself LOL. Users feel it helps endurance and I think I've had more 'wind' lately.
I think the stims can definitely keep hr elevated longer. One of my usual pre workouts recently must have been a stronger than normal batch. It kept my hr elevated for close to 45 seconds. There was another I took that forced me to just lay on the floor while I waited for my hr and breathing to come down...took close to 5 mins.
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