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Well there's obviously a ton of information on this sort of thing on the net, from research to bro science, and naturally there's some difference of opinion. I think the main factor is how heavy you're lifting. If you're strength training, obviously you're going to need a longer rest than if...

Interesting thanks, I'll do some research (I'm mostly ecto, and I rest 3 mins between sets).

Reading the woes of others here makes me realise just how easy I have it.

I quite like the way the women respectfully treat me as if I'm invisible.

He was back again today. This time he walked into a busy room, and since he was just doing some modest shoulder presses (and there were lots of people going about their work), I thought we might be spared. We weren't. When he finished his set, another trainer (who was doing his own work out)...

I've never hear that the time you wait between reps is affected by your body type. Surely the amount of rest you need between sets is down to how close the weight is to you one rep max, and how many reps you're doing.

I had wondered.

Sure they do :)

"One thousand one, one thousand two..." :lol: There's an old friendly guy at the gym who did that when he saw me (although he said 99, 100). He then told me I'd need to lighten the weight if I wanted to lift it, and went on to explain he wants to be massive so he scares the shit out of children...

**** me that's ridiculous.

If you're only benching 350kg, why do you need someone to spot for you?

I'm not normally either, it's just one person, who is excessively loud on every ****ing rep.

How can you not know? (although maybe he doesn't - I haven't gone full racist and stated his nationality yet) Yeah that's annoying. Along with leaving their weights on the bars etc.

:lol:

:( I probably only get stuck in the room with him 1 in 4 visits, so I don't want to have to start taking headphones on the off-chance he's there.

How much grunting is acceptable when doing weights? Most people at my local gym seem to be pretty quiet on the grunting front, maybe making a little noise as they finish off a set they're struggling with, but there's one chap (with his PT in tow) who screams out a load monkey 'oo' after every...