Muscle & Fitness UK – August 2019

AUGUST 2019 / MUSCLE & FITNESS 25

By Tom Day

WORKOUT TIP:

Rest-Pause

Rest-pause is an intensifying technique that
can greatly increase strength and hypertrophy.
Not only this, is it helps burn a significant
number of calories due to the output required.
This makes the rest-pause method a great
option whilst dieting to simultaneously
maintain strength and grow muscle.
One set becomes several mini-sets,
with a short rest in-between.

To Perform

a Rest-Pause Set:

1. On your final set, pick a weight to take you

to failure within 8-10 reps.

2. Stick to that weight and once you’ve hit failure,

take 15-20 seconds break and go again.

3. Perform 2-3 pauses like this without dropping

the weight, working to complete failure.

I like to use a lot of rest-pauses during the first phase

of a diet, when calories and energy are higher. As the

diet progresses, I will reduce the amount I use this

technique, but still keep it in every workout.

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