Okay I understand.
A typical DC-style Rest Pause set would be something like:
47kg x10
(25s rest)
47kg x6
(25s rest)
47kg x3
For me, I added a top set before the Rest Pause set so I could take a bit from both the TBJP and DC world.
I wanted the top set as my primary focus, but the higher reps of Rest Pause sets to truly push the muscle to failure.
The standard TBJP Top Set, Backdown Set were just too heavy for my joints to recover from. Now my backdown set has 20-30 reps and a lighter load.
What my training looks like for this is:
^I added commentary for explanation.
Set 1 is top set
Set 2, 3, and 4 are really just one Rest Pause set. When the total reps performed for this set are greater than 30, its time to increase weight. For this set, I only hit 29 so I’m still good to stay at this weight.
If you like how you’re doing things, then don’t change it at all!
The way you’re doing your rest-pause sets are basically in 4 sets, which is probably a whole different level of pain (in a good way).
In either case, the 25 seconds rest period might be better thought of in “breaths”.
Dante recommended taking 10-12 really deep breaths - like painfully deep - to help regulate breathing before the next “set” so the failure point was the muscle, not your cardio.
I feel like I’m doing a shit job of explaining it so let me know if this is confusing or doesn’t make sense.