How long is your workout?

[kevdog77]

I can't seem to get out of the gym in less than an hour and a half lately. I keep up a pretty good clip in my workout, but no matter how I try to move things along, I still seem to take about an hour and a half or so to finish. Here's a sample day---quads & shoulders:

5 sets of squats
4 sets of walking lunges
3 sets of single-leg press

4 sets of Arnold press
3 sets of front raises
3 sets of full lat raises, superset with 3 sets of half lat raises

6-10 reps for everything.

I don't have my eye on the clock timing rest between sets, but I don't spend all my time yapping either.

Should I keep better track of the time between sets, or does the time seem about right?

 

[pwr_machine]

My past training cycle kept me in the gym for less than hour. I'm about to change things up next week so it may take a bit longer.

 

[spatts]

If I didn't have to take turns, I'd been in and out in about 30 mins.

 

[The Red Dragon]

45-60 minutes.

 

[bigguns15]

I try to keep mine under an hour. Leg day is usually the longest. I think it was about an hour and 15 today. But that includes a really good warm-up and stretching session before I get started.

 

[molnii]

defenetly under an hour

 

[slobberknocker]

If I didn't have to take turns, I'd been in and out in about 30 mins.

If I wasn't fat and easily winded, I'd be in and out in about that time too.

 

[NWinters]

60-90 min...i like to take my time!!!!!

 

[WarriorPL]

bout 45 minutes...

 

[The Red Dragon]

Is it actually counterproductive to be in there over an hour?

 

[louden_swain]

1 hour tops is good enough for me. .

when it comes to cycling or wrestling. . . much longer!!!

Endurance is a different story.

 

[revexrevex]

45 minutes - 1 hour

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

1 hr tops- upper body days
1-1.5 hrs- lower body/power days

 

[cheesecake]

Usually under an hour. Sometimes slightly longer than that.
...chad...

 

[Serea]

About 1 hr 20 minutes or 1 hr 30 minutes, somewhere in that ballpark.

 

[The mann]

usually no more than an hour....

 

[Zander1983]

30-45 minutes. Its usually lengthened by posting too much in between sets.

 

[hellboy]

Sometimes 50 minutes.. sometimes an hour and 10.

 

[FatRat]

Always aim for less than an hour. Sometimes it lasts longer if its busy when Im training. Some sessions I'm in and out in 30 mins...

Kevdog, if they are all work sets, that is quite a lot of volume, however, due to the nature of your post I assume that includes warm-ups?

 

[Tony104104]

45 minutes to an hour...4 days a week...

 

[Backlash]

Actual lifting isn't that long, but I do a lot of warmup before and stretching after, so it takes a little over an hour all told.

 

[Liftbig]

If I didn't have to take turns, I'd been in and out in about 30 mins.

same here

 

[spatts]

I wanted to add that if I "didn't have to take turns" I wouldn't have gotten as far as I have, as fast. Training partners are a blessing.

 

[benchmonster]

Old way of training took about an hour tops. Currently am training about 2 hours a day, 5 or 6 days a week. Not constantly lifting or exercising for the whole 2 hours, as I have partners, and do lots of stretches and special exercises to increase flexibility in problem bodyparts, but I do way more work than I was doing a year ago.

B.

 

[BIGJGrimm]

about an hour and 20 min. to an hour and a half. But scotsman and I are just big dumb animals and being such it takes us a while to get where we'er going.

Later.....

BIGJGrimm

 

[Mike_Rojas]

I usually get done in about 45 minutes. If it takes longer than that I come back later in the day. But I have a home gym so I can workout whenever I want

 

[ffknight84]

no more than an hour, ive gotten much better gains since i upped the intesity and lowered the volume. I used to do 4 evercises per muscle group and did like 2-3 gropus per day. eventually it led to overtraining. too many isolation movements. I now do simpler compund movements, do about 4 exercises total and am out in less than an hour usually.

example today i did:

bench 3x6 working
power clean 3x3 working
close grip incline 3x8 working
pullups 3x6 working

about 50 minutes and i got a great pump going

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

me-

today-

SLDLs 3x10
squats 5x5
power cleans 3x5
lunges 3x10
standing donkey calf raises 3x10
seated calves 3x5

Arms- (3sets-- 10-12)
BB curls, incline curls, french press, skullcrushers

=1.5 hrs.... guess Im slow...

 

[WalkingBeast]

I only train about 4 days a week now. But have two sessions that last about seven hours each Back and deadlift day and chest day The other two days last maybe hours each. Just how I like to train. Need the rest especially on 1RM days.

 

[WalkingBeast]

Correction: The other two days last maybe 2 hours each.

 

[Atomic Punk]

Is it actually counterproductive to be in there over an hour?

Many would say "yes" bro. It has been shown(don't ask me where, but I've read it), that a persons Growth Hormone Levels decrease signifigantly after 1 hour of anaerobic exertion. I would guess intensity of routine would probably factor into that time frame though.

 

[spatts]

Right. And intensity, by definition, decreases with time. So hit it hard and go eat!

 

[OreoPL]

man i feel like i doing somethin wrong i'm in and out in 20 minutes 30 tops. come in move weight get the fuck out eat some food then hit the bed.

 

[Numani]

I only train about 4 days a week now. But have two sessions that last about seven hours each Back and deadlift day and chest day The other two days last maybe hours each. Just how I like to train. Need the rest especially on 1RM days.

Am I reading that correctly.

Your session on back day where you do deadlifts last seven hours as does your chest day?

How much volume do you actually do?

 

[IHateCrunches]

Numani : i was looking at that too but when no one else replied i didnt bother.. lol but now i need an explanasion too. Seven Hours?

 

[gonelifting]

My old training, Once a week bodyparts was 45 minutes. Now I`m doing HST and just get about an hour with the whole body in one day.

I`m liking the 45 min better.lol I feel the hour or more REALLY beats me up. I like in and out.

 

[MULE1]

3hrs

 

[joltman]

about 45 minutes if I go over an hour I make sure to take some carbs with me.

 

[strangebrew]

30 mins usually, 45 mins tops

 

[WalkingBeast]

Numani : i was looking at that too but when no one else replied i didnt bother.. lol but now i need an explanasion too. Seven Hours?

haha yes You read correctly. Seven hours each. I do over 30 sets on back day Like to take my time and max out Heres an outline of my back workout:


Deadlifts are the staple of my back routine which is something like this:
5 sets of Lat Pulldowns: 165X12 (warm-up) 205X12 225X12 275x10-12 and 305 (5lb plate added) for 13 (body momentum used)
8 sets of partial deadlifts: 135X20 (warm-up) 225x8 (warm-up) 315x1 405x1 495x1 515x1 535X1 then back down to 405 for 13-17 reps (bouncing weight off pins at times) (Partials done on power rack with pins set one notch from the floor)
then on to:
5 sets of barbell hack squats from the floor: 315X10 (warm-up)
405X5 (warm-up) 495X1 545X1 565X1 Then:
4 sets of barbell rows: 225x25 275X20 315X17 365x8
3 sets on pin loaded rowing machine to finish off with stack for reps
Chin-ups done between sets of deadlifts during rest period.
Also sometimes I alternate dumbell rows with barbell rows and might do 3 sets of them 160lb dumbells for 16 reps

 

[gonelifting]

haha yes You read correctly. Seven hours each. I do over 30 sets on back day Like to take my time and max out Heres an outline of my back workout:


Deadlifts are the staple of my back routine which is something like this:
5 sets of Lat Pulldowns: 165X12 (warm-up) 205X12 225X12 275x10-12 and 305 (5lb plate added) for 13 (body momentum used)
8 sets of partial deadlifts: 135X20 (warm-up) 225x8 (warm-up) 315x1 405x1 495x1 515x1 535X1 then back down to 405 for 13-17 reps (bouncing weight off pins at times) (Partials done on power rack with pins set one notch from the floor)
then on to:
5 sets of barbell hack squats from the floor: 315X10 (warm-up)
405X5 (warm-up) 495X1 545X1 565X1 Then:
4 sets of barbell rows: 225x25 275X20 315X17 365x8
3 sets on pin loaded rowing machine to finish off with stack for reps
Chin-ups done between sets of deadlifts during rest period.
Also sometimes I alternate dumbell rows with barbell rows and might do 3 sets of them 160lb dumbells for 16 reps

Hate to go off topic but I HAVE to ask, What do you eat preworkout?

 

[Ish]

And during.

Hate to go off topic but I HAVE to ask, What do you eat preworkout?

 

[Dave949]

45 mins.............. 1 hour tops

 

[WalkingBeast]

Hate to go off topic but I HAVE to ask, What do you eat preworkout?

And during.
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ThanX for the responses My preworkout meal if you can call it that is usually just a granola bar. I eat close to nothing before the workout since it will probably come back up anyway, Also I get real anxious before the routine and its difficult for me to shove anything down. haha During the workout I usually eat a second or third granola bar followed by one or two "Speed Stacks". The ephedrine and caffiene gets me pretty crazy and gives me a buzz makes me feel like I can lift all day. Though I do get light headed alot probably the lack of carbs. Afterwards I try to make up for all the missed meals by staying up all night and eating as much as possible. 9am is often my bedtime hehe