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Hi guys i just started tht workouts and im worried about the 2-3mins rest it feels weird to me since im not use to it am i really after every set suppose to rest for so long.

If your lifting as heavy as you can for your set then it should take some time to recover to be able to do it again with the same weight and the same number of reps.

When i started the THT, I had the same thought. previously i was training extreamly hard but with very short rest periods. my body had got used to this type of training/rest period and the longer rest period of THT seemed too long. but once you get into THT and you do a 'ball busting' set of squats, bench press , deadlift or overhead press, believe me 3 min's will seem too short. don't forget you are supposed to be training to failure!! on each set. some of the sets ie. deadlift were 4-6 rep range, with the rest of the exercises in the 8-12 range. the 3 min's rest is to allow you to recover enough to do it all over again. also some of the smaller muscle group exercises are 2 min's ie. biceps, triceps, abs and some of the isolation exercises. the thing to really get right on this workout is to go to failure on each set and the rest period will take care of its self.
remember "no pain no gain!"

You will find it necessary, especially with some of the exercises. Squat for sure!

The gap I found strange at first (I started with the 3 day split) is the 5 min gap inbetween muscle groups, I use this time to update the spreadsheet, next weeks weights etc I have an app called office plus on my ipod, so I have my regime all on there.