Research
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Longer rest interval lengths (RILs) have a small positive effect on repetition performance, allowing for more repetitions compared to shorter durations.
Practitioners should consider longer rest intervals to enhance performance in lower-body exercises.
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Results indicated that longer RILs had a small positive effect on repetition performance, with longer rest durations allowing for more repetitions compared with shorter durations.
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Source
Repetition Performance, Rating of Perceived Discomfort, and Blood Lactate Responses to Different Rest Interval Lengths in Single-Joint and Multijoint Lower-Body Exercise
Avery Rosa et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2023
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