[quote]theceka wrote:
One detail I’ll add, and I think someone somewhat mentioned this already - sorry if I’m repeating: I used some rest pause and decided to go for breaths instead of seconds. I found that when watching the clock for 30 exact seconds my breathing wouldn’t be optimal (almost like holding your breath when watching an exciting scene). I saw that I performed better by just counting 10 breaths (and I tried to use a similar breathing pattern every time so the rest time was always similar)[/quote]
I would do the same thing, as the anticipation of the next set and watching the clock would keep me from breathing properly and recovering. I think that’s why Dante included it; after I stopped watching the clock and started focusing on just taking 10 good deep breaths I performed much better.
I would like to post in this thread but the Obsessive Compulsiveness Disorder that is going on in here is making me cringe.
Im going to cut and paste the question I was asked by one of the newstand mags I did an interview for of late.
- What is the reason for the deep breathing between sets (also explain when to apply it)? How do you determine the number of breaths for each?
Oxygen, the key to rapid recovery is oxygen. The deep breathing done between rest pause sets is to force as much oxygen into the body as possible so that in 20-30 seconds (usually the time I like most trainees to take for their 10-15 deep breaths) the lifter is ready to go again.
All that breathing ensures that carbon dioxide is released, too, which is the most important way of buffering the lactic acid produced in the working muscles during an all-out exercise situation.
The deep breaths are done in between each part of the rest pause. A hypothetical set of incline bench press after warm-ups might look like?
a. 275 8 reps to failure (rack the weight)+10-15 deep breaths
b. 275 2-4 reps to failure (rack)+ 10-15 deep breaths
c. 275 1-3 reps to failure (rack) and done or optional static hold.
Want to know the #1 reason most bodybuilders end up at 50 years old never attaining the physiques they wanted? Because they worried chronically about small stuff and non factors instead of seeing the big picture…
Heres a very pertinent question…Did you beat your logbook today?
[quote]Doggcrapp wrote:
I would like to post in this thread but the Obsessive Compulsiveness Disorder that is going on in here is making me cringe.
Im going to cut and paste the question I was asked by one of the newstand mags I did an interview for of late.
- What is the reason for the deep breathing between sets (also explain when to apply it)? How do you determine the number of breaths for each?
Oxygen, the key to rapid recovery is oxygen. The deep breathing done between rest pause sets is to force as much oxygen into the body as possible so that in 20-30 seconds (usually the time I like most trainees to take for their 10-15 deep breaths) the lifter is ready to go again. All that breathing ensures that carbon dioxide is released, too, which is the most important way of buffering the lactic acid produced in the working muscles during an all-out exercise situation.
The deep breaths are done in between each part of the rest pause. A hypothetical set of incline bench press after warm-ups might look like?
a. 275 8 reps to failure (rack the weight)+10-15 deep breaths
b. 275 2-4 reps to failure (rack)+ 10-15 deep breaths
c. 275 1-3 reps to failure (rack) and done or optional static hold. [/quote]
Thanks for replying DC.
as for the 6-8 seconds on the negatives…that was me knowing beforehand what would happen…but it backfired on me.
All you guys know who do DC training what happens with all this…you get thru your progressive warmups and your heart rate is up, you have anxiety for your rest pause set and if you take notice, your kind of breathing heavy allready…sitting at your computer if you counted 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , etc it would be probably a true 6-8 seconds.
But when you are hyped up ready to go and your heart rate is up, breathing like a locomotive (especially right after the rest pauses) that 1,2,3,4,5,6 goes real fast doesnt it? And i wanted it too… I thought that would take care of itself, because i knew if i said “hey count to 3” it would be “onetwothree” and about 1 second.
I had no idea people would get so hung on this one part of the deal…with guys using stopwatches and having others count for them…not exactly what i had in mind. All i want is this “i want you controlling the weights downward descent, so that if you had to reverse direction you could” and that sums it up best.