Dennis

I had my bloodwork done and I have a total testosterone of 819 ng/dL, free test of 12.7 ng/dL. SHBG is high. I had it checked due to classic symptoms of low T but was surprised by my decent total. Thought all was well and good till I started digging a little deeper and learned all the details about SHBG and binding. I’m aware of the monkeying around with total T reference ranges so the medical community can squeeze more men into the “normal” range. It’s a bit tougher to find any agreed upon range for free T. I know symptoms are the deciding factor for TRT but I’m just trying to figure out if maybe mine is at a level on paper where someone might say “hey, you might wanna look elsewhere for the cause of symptoms”. Or “ No wonder you have symptoms.” I understand any input on the matter isn’t medical advice. Just looking for some context.

J. Keith Nichols MD

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Theseahawk

Hello. I mentioned on another thread that I’m going to push my rest times up to see how long I can keep the LP programming up. Today took me 2 and a half hours to get through 3x5 squat and 3x5 deadlift and three sets of chins.

Soon it will get quite silly as rest keeps going up, but I don’t watch Netflix, so lockdown is a good opportunity to carry out this experiment.

What are the longest sessions have you yourself done, have witnessed the lifters back in your powerlifting career days do, and the longest sessions you have coached someone through?

I imagine coaching the general population, you need time efficiency in programming, but what about when you train athletes? Is there ever a good reason to just keep increasing rest times beyond say 20 minutes and have 3+ hour sessions?

Mark Rippetoe

I am no longer "training" in the sense that you are. I train in my own gym while I'm working in the office, so I don't matter. We'll ask the board.

mainstream

Longer Interset Rest Periods Enhance Muscle Strength and Hypertrophy in Resistance-Trained Men they are defining a long rest period as 5 minutes between sets

Robert Santana

I used to rest longer when I was hitting a new PR every workout or every week. I typically rested for 5-8 minutes when it got to be an all out grinder but as I advanced through training and PRs became less frequent, I shortened my rest breaks to 3-5 minutes. As a coach I rarely have to assign anyone >5 minutes unless the load is Actually Heavy in relation to bodyweight. That said, some days I’ve been more like Rip working and lifting intermittently and that seems to work okay too. How I don’t get “cold” with this approach, I have no idea.