People feel much more tired after doing weightlifting with only 1 minute of rest between sets than with 2 minutes of rest, no matter if they’re at high altitude or breathing oxygen-poor air.

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Inter-set rest configuration effect on acute physiological and performance-related responses to a resistance training session in terrestrial vs simulated hypoxia

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2022

The study found that lifting weights with only 60 seconds of rest between sets made people feel much more tired than with 120 seconds of rest, no matter if they were at high altitude or not.

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Inter-set rest configuration effect on acute physiological and performance-related responses to a resistance training session in terrestrial vs simulated hypoxia

Score: 49

DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13469

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