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How long should you recover between sets? (Reissue)

How long should you recover between sets? (Reissue)

Update: 2025-10-21
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Today, Brock is bringing you a lesson in recovery times. An important aspect of finding the elusive perfect workout is also finding the perfect recovery time between sets. But this endeavor may be more about intuition than science with a hefty dose of "it depends" thrown in.

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How long should you recover between sets? (Reissue)

How long should you recover between sets? (Reissue)

Brock Armstrong