The effect of rest between sets

[Buster Brown]

When I train in a 4x4 or something similar and allow max rest..... I am going to total exhaustion and need that rest. It's hard to say what you are doing without actually working out with you but if you aren't spent after your first and second compound movement then you perhaps aren't lifting heavy enough or your range of motion is in question.

[RewardingLabor]

When I train in a 4x4 or something similar and allow max rest..... I am going to total exhaustion and need that rest. It's hard to say what you are doing without actually working out with you but if you aren't spent after your first and second compound movement then you perhaps aren't lifting heavy enough or your range of motion is in question.

Well yea I guess that's the limitations of the internet… If i can find a way to hold up a camera and make a video I'll try to do that…

Can you explain what you mean by exhaustion? When I think of exhaustion I think of falling on the floor and just lying there for a few minutes (aka me after heavy squats) but I think some people may just mean that the muscle isn't firing at max capacity anymore (aka i just did 50 pound bicep curls for a few reps and now I can still do a few more reps of 30 lbs but i can't do anymore of 50 pounds)

The only lifts that I feel genuinely exhausted after (in the first definition) doing for only a few reps with a lot of weight are squats and deadlift.

Usually I could be doing a little bit more on isolation movements like leg curls but then I feel it hitting other areas (like lower back or calves in the case of leg curls). Despite that, I don't think I can add much more weight.

If your idea of exhaustion is more like the second definition then… well i'm not even really reaching that lol. I don't know whats wrong with my body or the way I work out but if i'm given about 2-3 minutes of rest its like the muscle is completely reset.