What do you do between sets?

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  • TheStephil
    TheStephil Posts: 858 Member
    I help change the weight on the bar for my bf, spot him, switch the weight back to my working weight, log our set on my phone, take a few sips of water and then get back on it.

    Before I had a gym partner I'd play on my phone or just zone out for a bit. I've been caught staring at other people but it's not on purpose.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I've been caught staring at other people but it's not on purpose.

    lol yer doing it wrong. that's half the fun ;)
  • sarahstrezo
    sarahstrezo Posts: 568 Member
    check out chicks.
    talk to my neighbor lifters if I know them.

    I.E.
    rest.

    then go back to lifting.

    reducing rest is only a good idea if that's a goal- if you are trying to up lifts- you need rests to help. Super setting only gets you so far when it comes to power lifting.

    ^^^ this.
  • fireytiger
    fireytiger Posts: 236 Member
    I usually just kinda stand there like an idiot for a minute, lol. I have lately taken to watching the second hand on the clock like a hawk so it looks like i'm really serious about my exercise (I am, but in all honesty I don't know what else to do lol).
  • PJPrimrose
    PJPrimrose Posts: 916 Member
    Check what I'm doing next. Worry about my form a lot.
  • manda1978
    manda1978 Posts: 525 Member
    pace, stretch, have a drink then back into it.
  • fit_war
    fit_war Posts: 985 Member
    play Hay Day:laugh:
  • Staniel_2013
    Staniel_2013 Posts: 120 Member
    I usually just kinda stand there like an idiot for a minute, lol. I have lately taken to watching the second hand on the clock like a hawk so it looks like i'm really serious about my exercise (I am, but in all honesty I don't know what else to do lol).

    This, or stare at myself in the mirror. Occasionally I'll look around to see what other poeple are doing.
  • psych101
    psych101 Posts: 1,842 Member
    Log my set, catch my breath, prep my bar for the next set, drink water, flex in the mirror.

    Rest - pretty much!
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    First the first lift or two of the session (i.e. the compounds) I don't do anything except stretch a little and walk around a bit. For the later ones, I will superset some of them but if it's still an intense lift I will just start my timer and stand there. There are TV's around so I usually end up looking at one of those. Which is why I have to set my timer!
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    I do one set, to failure.
    Problem solved.
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  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Sip water, look outside, etc,.
  • KaylaMack0215
    KaylaMack0215 Posts: 55 Member
    My program that I am currently working out to has been do 1 minute of intense cardio between each set. I look weird but I don't care, girls got to get fit!!!
  • moondazed
    moondazed Posts: 73 Member
    close my eyes and just focus on my breath, stretch a little bit

    sometimes I'll just watch all the strong dudes in my gym do their crazy strong liftin' thing (and get mad jealous)
  • SweatSmileRepeat
    SweatSmileRepeat Posts: 99
    I change songs lol
  • meggyshae
    meggyshae Posts: 357 Member
    I wait until I get into the upper level of my zone one on my fitness watch. That's just enough time to take a drink of water and catch my breath and wipe the sweat off my face. I could care less about what anyone thinks of me at the gym. I'm there on a mission, to kick my *kitten* hard!!!
  • DreamOfMina
    DreamOfMina Posts: 5
    Breathe like an idiot and drink water. Adjust my hair or wipe my face. Reposition my body or just glance around the gym. Mostly just drinking water though. It's the best way for me to get myself ready for the next set. I don't wait a full sixty seconds between sets though, probably more like 20-30.
  • SuperC_85
    SuperC_85 Posts: 393
    I set my timer and rest.
    Sometimes just keep myself moving a bit, but mainly rest.
  • 26MORE2GO
    26MORE2GO Posts: 21 Member
    JUMPING JACKS, OR BW/KETTLEBELL SQAUTS.
  • CynthiaT60
    CynthiaT60 Posts: 1,280 Member
    Supersets = no time to kill. Heart rate up, finished sooner.
  • CipherZero
    CipherZero Posts: 1,418 Member
    Catch my breath and try to get my heart rate back close to normal. My inter-set rests can be as little as the time it takes to swap plates around to 90 seconds if I'm doing maximal squat sets.
  • lizzyclatworthy
    lizzyclatworthy Posts: 296 Member
    Stretch, drink, covert other peoples muscles or gym outfit.
    Mostly just feel impressed with myself that I got off the sofa!

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