90 second timer
A ninety second timer with a sound at the end. A minute and a half is the standard rest between working sets in strength training, which is the main reason people time it.
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This tool runs in your browser. Want it on your phone, with voice cues, background timing and a real alarm? Open the same tool in NanoTimer.
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How it works
- Finish your set, tap Start, and rest until the tone.
- Ninety seconds is a common rest for moderate strength work. Heavy sets often want longer.
- Resting by the clock rather than by feel keeps sets consistent, which is the point.
- On your phone the timer keeps running in your pocket, so you do not have to watch it.
Frequently asked questions
- How long should I rest between sets?
- It depends on what you are training. Roughly: thirty to sixty seconds for higher-rep conditioning work, around ninety for moderate strength sets, and two to five minutes for heavy low-rep lifts where you need the recovery to hit the same weight again.
- Why time the rest at all?
- Because untimed rest drifts. It stretches when a set was hard and shrinks when you feel rushed, and then your sets are not comparable week to week. A fixed rest is one less variable.
- Is ninety seconds the same as a minute and a half?
- Yes, and you can set it either way. The one and a half minute phrasing is the same countdown; this page just uses the seconds people search for.