When you lift weights and rest only 1 minute between sets, your body releases more stress and sex hormones right after the workout — but only at the very start; after a few weeks, this effect goes away.

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The Effect of Resistive Exercise Rest Interval on Hormonal Response, Strength, and Hypertrophy With Training

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2009 Jan

In new guys lifting weights, taking only 1 minute of rest between sets made their stress and testosterone hormones spike more than taking 2.5 minutes — but only in the first week. After 10 weeks, both groups had the same hormone levels, just like the claim said.

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The Effect of Resistive Exercise Rest Interval on Hormonal Response, Strength, and Hypertrophy With Training

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DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318185f14a

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