## Metadata - Authors: [[Brad J. Schoenfeld]] [[Zachary K. Pope]] [[Franklin M. Benik]] [[Garrett M. Hester]] [[John Sellers]] [[Joshi L. No...]] - Full Title:: Longer Interest Rest Periods Enhance Muscle Strength and Hypertrophy in Resistance-Trained Men - Category:: #🗞️Articles - URL:: https://readwise.io/reader/document_raw_content/419063937 - Read date:: [[2026-02-17]] ## Highlights > longer rest periods had a greater impact on hypertrophic outcomes. Muscle thickness was significantly greater for LONG compared to SHORT ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01khnz0npnsxqbspsm0sb4ns0x)) > longer rest periods promote greater increases in muscle strength and hypertrophy. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01khnz5qc9zvbsqh9aer9d0rag)) > minimum rest interval of ;2 minutes should be recommended for maximizing gains in muscle size. Beneficial effects of longer rest intervals may be mediated by a higher volume loads, but our study was underpowered to make this determination. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01khnz60p70heq0hck3h81mer0))