When performing bench presses with only 1 minute of rest between sets, speed and power decrease with each subsequent set. With 3 minutes of rest, speed and power stop declining after the third set....

When trained athletes do multiple sets of bench press with only 1 minute of rest between sets, their power output drops noticeably by the third set. With 3 minutes of rest, power output stays more consistent, suggesting that shorter rest periods lead to greater fatigue buildup across sets.

For young male wrestlers doing bench presses, resting longer between sets becomes necessary to maintain strength output after the third set, because fatigue builds up to a point where shorter rests are no longer sufficient.

After performing a maximum-effort bench press, young male athletes regain most of their movement speed after 10 minutes of rest, but their muscle fatigue markers remain elevated. This suggests that workouts with multiple high-intensity sets may need more than 10 minutes of rest between sets to fully recover.

When wrestlers who regularly lift weights do bench presses with only 1 minute of rest between sets, their performance starts to drop by the third set, indicating that fatigue builds up more when recovery time is short.

For young male wrestlers doing bench presses, taking 3 minutes of rest between sets allows them to complete more total repetitions and feel less fatigued starting from the third set, compared to taking only 1 minute of rest.