Gym Time

[CrystalChick]

I was wondering..... How long do you ladies spend in the gym?
I am finding I can spend 2 hours between weighs and cardio.


Thanks CC

 

[BrickGirl]

I spend 45 minutes in the gym, I never do cardio anywhere near my gym time though, but I only do cardio when getting ready for a show

 

[takniteasy]

I, too, only spend 45 minutes, 60 tops in the gym. I get the same amount accomplished in 45 minutes that formerly took me 2 hours. Besides I dont have the luxury of 2 hours in the gym anymore.

 

[makedah]

At least an hour, usually more on squat day. I'm amazed that others can go so quickly. I'm not doing a ton of moves, but it takes me a long time to set up and rack/rerack between sets, etc.

 

[FitFossil]

I go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week. When I'm there I do weights @45 min then cardio @30 min.

 

[JJFigure]

My lifts are running 35 minutes right now - not including warmup and stretch - that's probably another 10 minutes.

I don't do cardio and lift back to back, and I limit my cardio to 30 min max sessions. I stretch 20 min each evening.

 

[grlpwrd]

I used to spend 2 hours in the gym when I was single (those were the glory days lol), but now it's usually about an hour or so because my kids are in the gym nursery. I do cardio at home which is usually 45 mins on the treadmill or riding my stationary bike. It's strange, though, I have made better progress working out the way I do now.

 

[BrickGirl]

Well, actually, Im preparing for a fitness show, and do weight training for 45minutes a day, 6 days a week, then have 45 minutes of cardio at 5:45 in the morning, and 45 minutes of cardio at around 11:00 at night, then I have 1 hour of strength moves from my routine, and 1 hour of tumbling moves from my routine, and 1 hour of putting it all together in the routine. Then I have my 2 ab workouts a day and my 20 minutes of stretching a day and that doesn't include cooking each and every one of my 6 meals a day. Of course, that all ends in a few weeks, but right now, it's a total bitch and that doesn't include the chasing of a 4 year old little boy and my husband, who is actually worse than my 4 year old little boy

 

[Nonerz]

Well, actually, Im preparing for a fitness show, and do weight training for 45minutes a day, 6 days a week, then have 45 minutes of cardio at 5:45 in the morning, and 45 minutes of cardio at around 11:00 at night, then I have 1 hour of strength moves from my routine, and 1 hour of tumbling moves from my routine, and 1 hour of putting it all together in the routine. Then I have my 2 ab workouts a day and my 20 minutes of stretching a day and that doesn't include cooking each and every one of my 6 meals a day. Of course, that all ends in a few weeks, but right now, it's a total bitch and that doesn't include the chasing of a 4 year old little boy and my husband, who is actually worse than my 4 year old little boy

so that leaves you with how much time for sleep???? you go girl!

what show are you preparing for? btw, your ab "metamorphosis" pics are awesome!

 

[BrickGirl]

I got to sleep right after cardio and wake up and do cardio

 

[JJFigure]

BrickGirl - you honestly just amaze me. What level of kcals are you at right now?

 

[BrickGirl]

I would rather not figure right now, still at 3/8's carb, I don't really want to know

 

[circusgirl]

Weight training takes 3 to 3.5 hours a week, including all the breaks for water, between sets, waiting to use equipment etc. I've learned that when all the racks are taken NOT to use the platform for squats as this will earn me death glares from the OL people .

Karate is 6 hours, but it's in the nature of it to take 2 hours, due to needing 20mins for warmup and stretch, stretching still necessary when you kick your legs up high etc, going through kata, individual techniques and so on.

If I didn't do karate I'd do 45 mins of cardio 3 times a week. Then there is the time it takes to change and shower etc, get to and from the gym.

So the total time for gym activities is about 15 hours a week. Holy shit, no wonder my husband is complaining. I'm not what you'd call an advanced lifter though.