Are there any downsides to using rest-pause sets long-term

Q: What's your opinion of rest/pause training, the way Mike Mentzer used to do it? I've read that he did heavy singles with six to 10 seconds between sets, ... Jun 16, 2012 ... "Rest Pause" usually refers to doing a set of an exercise to failure, racking the bar for a very brief rest (maybe 10 seconds), then attempting to get a couple ... Sep 10, 2009 ... -Rest-pause, you generally take your first set to NEAR failure. Then each set after that has a decreasing number of reps. -Clusters, generally ... A rest pause set is a set-extending approach in which you lift to failure, take a very short rest break, lift to failure again, then rest and repeat until you' ... Oct 30, 2017 ... This rest-pause workout exaggerates the time under tension, helping you achieve complete muscle stimulation with only two sets per exercise and only two moves ... Jan 21, 2018 ... Hitting failure seems to be a good catalyst for growth. With your rest-pause scheme, you're hitting failure 3 times - same with doing 3 regular ... Feb 7, 2023 ... Basically it's better for saving time and not better if you have the time to do normal sets? Thanks for the help bro! Apr 3, 2019 ... ... Rest 20 sec 1b. Bench Press x2-3 Reps @85% Rest 20 sec 1c. Bench Press x1-2 Reps Rest 3-5 min Assuming you hit the low end of every set on the ... Sep 14, 2020 ... It does this mainly through increasing time under tension and prolonging the length of a set. It does however require a lot of mental toughness ... Nov 28, 2024 ... How do you incorporate RPE when doing drop sets, rest pause, and super sets? What are the coaches' thoughts on lifting in shoes with an ...