Over the past 8 months or so, I've been steadily dropping about 7-10 pounds per month (towards a total goal of 130 pounds lost). I've gotten to the point where I'm comfortable weighing myself nearly every day, and I don't freak out over the little daily ups and downs; the trendline is the important bit. However, I'm a…
When lifting heavy (stronglifts 5x5, for example), what is an appropriate rest time between sets? Is it more on the order of 30 seconds or something like 5 minutes?
My wife and I have been hitting the gym a couple of times a week for a little over six months now. We do a round of weights (on one of those old high school weight room machines) and then some cardio. It had been going very well, and I've seen a huge improvement in my strength (I started from somewhere below completely…