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    Is 2-3 minutes between sets too long? I keep getting rude looks from guys at the gym..

    @forprayer Platform bro was actually a platform chick, and what made it worse was (1) we've worked in together more than once before where one of us used the platform and the other used the rack, so not sure why this time it was a problem, and (2) she said she only had 2 sets left but then...
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    Is 2-3 minutes between sets too long? I keep getting rude looks from guys at the gym..

    @superpanas I'm with you on this. The impetus is often on women, especially young women, to be "out of the way" and not take up space, even if they have just as much a right to be there as anyone else. Personally, though, I find diminishing returns for rest periods longer than 2 minutes, even...
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    Slow but successful recomp progress! F/40/5'0" [51.5>51kg] 7 months

    @pamray62 27% is a healthy body fat percentage for women. Maintaining bf% in the low 20s is difficult without an extremely fit lifestyle, and below 20% is really difficult and unsustainable for most women. Plus the only accurate way to measure body fat is with a body comp scan like DEXA...
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    deadlift/squat form and anatomy

    @deepblues36 Without seeing your form, it's impossible to say if these things are related. But, as you have already started to discover, the best form for each exercise is extremely unique to each individual based on their particular anatomy and biomechanics. It may be that a slightly wider...
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