How much time do you spend in the gym?

[needmassnow]

I am currently on a one muscle group per week split. Chest, Back, Bi's and Tri's (together), legs, shoulders. I incorporate calves and abs into my workouts 3-4 days per week.

I was wondering how long it takes you to complete your workout. I usually do about 12-15 working sets per body part, and I can get out in around 45 minutes, with 1-2 rest in between sets.

How long do you take?

 

[bruce9241]

If I'm doing deadlifts or squats it takes me a good two hours to finish. I rest for a long time inbetween sets. I also fit in rows, biceps, front squats, leg extensions and other exercises during these days.

If it's just chest day usually one and a half hours(including cardio/warm up time).

 

[Bigpimpin10]

around 45-1hr... 1.5 hours max.

 

[ryansdad]

I'm currently doing the 5x5 training, so about 1.5 hours.

Jeff

 

[grubd]

If I'm just hitting chest 30 minutes. On a day where I'm deadlifting and doing bi's or squatting and doing calf work could easily go over an hour 10

 

[C.K.]

Chest/back/Abs 1.5 hrs
Bis/Tris/Shoulders/Calves 1.5 hrs
Cardio Days 20 mins

 

[gstacker]

one hour and forty five minutes....but i take my time its not a marothon for me

 

[moya]

2hrs... im doing pretty much nothing but heavy compound lifts 2-3 (usualy 3) days a week, and plenty of rest between squat and deadlifts...
i make sure to bring an amino acid/carb drink and have by the first hour..
...squat and bench every workout... deadlift on sundays...

 

[2DIEZEL]

45-1HOUR tops. Hit it hard and intence, to much time at the gym is no good.

I laugh at the ppl who are already there when i get there and still there when i leave. And the best part is, is that they always look the same year after year with no accomplishments.

 

[empirebuilder]

Ya there is a lot of wasted time in my gym. Makes me wonder if guys go in there to get away from the wife sometimes haha. I usually spent a solid hour unless im doing back or chest. Then I do a little more work for them, I dont like to be bothered I turn my I pod up nice and loud and get serious. People dont approach me usually thank god.

 

[kx250rider]

I'm on a split routine; 1 hr 15 mins total each workout including warmup. 4 days/week (abs 7 days). I built a fairly good weight room at home (real stuff; no "home" equipment), as I live on a farm and would spend more time driving than lifting, if I joined the nearest gym. I go in my weight room, and everybody knows not to interrupt... No phone, no distractions!

Charles

 

[gstacker]

45-1HOUR tops. Hit it hard and intence, to much time at the gym is no good.

I laugh at the ppl who are already there when i get there and still there when i leave. And the best part is, is that they always look the same year after year with no accomplishments.

really always? thats 70% of the bb posting in this thread hmmmm

 

[gonelifting]

Wow, mine is 20 minutes to 45 tops. I'm trying hard to stay in the gym longer. I have to really force myself to rest more in between sets and do more volume to keep the pump going. A usual workout is less than 30 minutes. I hit it HARD and go home. Well, I lift at home, so it's "up the stairs to my living room". lol

I do this split-

shoulders and arms - day one

Chest and back - day two

Legs - day three

I rest any day I feel I need it between those workouts.

 

[BodyND]

2 and a half hrs usally. Intense cardio and lifting.

 

[legendz]

It's interesting to see such a range of times. My time tends to be on the longer side, about 90 minutes to 2 hours, but I go quite slow and take long rests and I often incorporate cardio immediately after the weights. It may seem strange, but, unless I take the time to rest between sets, I feel as if my weightlifting suffers (e.g., number of reps declines) and/or I start to overtrain. I would like to trim the time a bit, though.

 

[gstacker]

It's interesting to see such a range of times. My time tends to be on the longer side, about 90 minutes to 2 hours, but I go quite slow and take long rests and I often incorporate cardio immediately after the weights. It may seem strange, but, unless I take the time to rest between sets, I feel as if my weightlifting suffers (e.g., number of reps declines) and/or I start to overtrain. I would like to trim the time a bit, though.

yes exacty, on heavy compound lifting days i may rest 5 mins between sets...no way i could lift what i do with 2 min rest, im not trying to incorporate my cardio into my weight lifting but after i might do a lil cardio if energy permits..

 

[FunFun]

45-1HOUR tops. Hit it hard and intence, to much time at the gym is no good.

I laugh at the ppl who are already there when i get there and still there when i leave. And the best part is, is that they always look the same year after year with no accomplishments.

There's no need to be so smug about short workouts being the only way. I train for 2 hours, 4 or 5 times a week and I definitely don't look the same as I did last year.

 

[ExtraMile]

When Iv been doing squats and bench in the 3-5 rep range monday and friday then deads on wednesday my workouts were like 90mins long, but now Iv given it a break and on monday I got a shoulder/tri workout done in 50mins! Back and Calf day was a little longer cause I did heavy deads and spent like 10mins stretching out my lats and that took my about 75mins.

 

[rahl]

It really depends on what I'm trying to achieve. My workouts tend to be shorter when I'm trying to cut because I take less rest and keep my heartrate up through my sets. Needless to say that gets you done quicker. If I'm bulking and going for heavier weight I take longer rests. I try to stay around an hour though either way. I'll adjust the number of sets or exercises to keep it there.

 

[gstacker]

There's no need to be so smug about short workouts being the only way. I train for 2 hours, 4 or 5 times a week and I definitely don't look the same as I did last year.

good for you bro

 

[burnthiscorpse]

I usually spend about 45-60 minutes depending on how heavy my body wants to go that particular day.

I usually do
Day 1: chest and military press
Day 2: back and lateral raises(dead lifts on back day)
Day 3: off
Day 4: bi's/tri's
Day 5: off
Day 6: legs
Day 7: either off or start day 1 again.

Sometimes I switch days 2 and 3 around depending how I feel. Sometimes switch 5 and 6. Pretty much go by feel. If I'm really sore I take an extra day wherever I need to.

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

90 minutes weight-training....also stretching, abs and checking out the hot guys deadlifting..

 

[ExtraMile]

I usually spend about 45-60 minutes depending on how heavy my body wants to go that particular day.

I usually do
Day 1: chest and military press
Day 2: back and lateral raises(dead lifts on back day)
Day 3: off
Day 4: bi's/tri's
Day 5: off
Day 6: legs
Day 7: either off or start day 1 again.

Sometimes I switch days 2 and 3 around depending how I feel. Sometimes switch 5 and 6. Pretty much go by feel. If I'm really sore I take an extra day wherever I need to.

thats a good idea splitting shoulders up so they dont hinder your workout bro, because doing them on chest day then either bench or press suffers, doing them on leg or back day and after a leg workout or back workout im too beaten up to be bothered to do shoulders, lol

 

[burnthiscorpse]

thats a good idea splitting shoulders up so they dont hinder your workout bro, because doing them on chest day then either bench or press suffers, doing them on leg or back day and after a leg workout or back workout im too beaten up to be bothered to do shoulders, lol

Exactly. Who the hell wants to do anything after legs?!

I cant do much leg wise(other than deads) cause I am still getting the post knee surgery kinks worked out. Doing some leg pressing though. Fortunatley my legs are genetically huge
Sometimes I throw rear delts in after bi's and tris if I am too whipped after doing back. My back days are pretty draining. Deads/heavy BB rows/ heavy close grip pull downs

 

[Unit 2005]

Depends on which bodypart and what stage of training im in. Mass time on legs is brutal, its around 2 hours. Usually 1.5 hours for most bodyparts. I usally do abs after most bodyparts though.

 

[solrosenberg]

40-45 mins tops. There is no wasting time. 2 min rest at the most. My heavy set may get a couple extra minutues. Tonight I am doing back and biceps. 45 minutues easily. I will do a few supersets of back and bi's to get things rolling along the way. This way I only need a few sets of heavy bi's at the end.

 

[Peanutz26]

If you train more than 1 hour youre intensity sucks. I never train more than two muscle groups at one time though.

 

[obsessedwliftin]

Never more than an hour, unless i do cardio, and to me that doesnt count as workout time. Hit it hard, dont over rest, and get it done.

 

[HugeLifter]

Unless I am doing strongman training, I am done in 45 mins.

 

[zipzopzippity]

depends on each day, sometimes i like to add in some isolation exercises, sauna, boxing time. other times i want to just hit my target #s and bounce. the more I try and set plans per session instead of focusing on longer term goals, the more fustrated and stressed i get. I go with the flow, and results have been drastically better for me this way. 30 mins to 2 hours, 4-5 day splits.

 

[Typo]

45-1HOUR tops. Hit it hard and intence, to much time at the gym is no good.

I laugh at the ppl who are already there when i get there and still there when i leave. And the best part is, is that they always look the same year after year with no accomplishments.

I agree with all of this and I also laugh at them people

 

[Elockcin]

I may be completely noob, but what's been increasing my strength and helping drop my bf% is upper body (chest,tri,bi,back- some shoulders) Mon,we,Fri.. Legs (squats,deadlifts, hams,calfs,abs) tues,thurs,sat. Ill do for instance on upper body days, 3 sets, almost always max reps to failure. 3 different lifts per body part. Now Im absolutly not.braging just looking for maybe some constructive criticism. i do 80lbs dumb..bench 25-30 reps. so in 5-7min ill hit 4 body parts with roughly same rep count. Overall my workout takes about 1 hour. So maybe i still am gaining strength for the workout/time frame but Idk now reading what everyone's splits are with time ect. Anyways help is appreciative! thanks

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[shirlene29]

how long have you been working out like that?

I'm guessing you'll hit a wall at some point and you're goin everyday to keep it a routine and something for your mind

 

[Elockcin]

Well iv started the high reps to failure for 4 months with a 2 week break doing only 2 muscles groups a day 2x a week. Iv almost always done a Mon,wed,Fri workout of upperbody. Just iv always changed with different exercises and reps so iv never really platued or put myself into a routine... I guess Im looking to see if others have done my kinda workout but some maybe"medical, research" ect reason shows its not as effective as a 1-2 muscle a day 1-2 times a week...or even 2 on 1 offs iv seen.. do i make sense ??hah

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[Evan Tipps]

1.5-2hours. 6-7 days a week. People say its overtraining but ive put on 40+pounds in not even a year of serious lifting! Overtraining is ALOT harder to do then people think it is

 

[DopedGoat]

45-1HOUR tops. Hit it hard and intence, to much time at the gym is no good.

I laugh at the ppl who are already there when i get there and still there when i leave. And the best part is, is that they always look the same year after year with no accomplishments.

Exactly this too long in the gym is a bad idea

 

[zipzopzippity]

Seems like an unclear question though. Shouldn't the question be how much time do you spend training in the gym?

Someone may spend 45 minutes on the weights and leave. Someone else may spend 45 mins on the weights and another 45 in sauana, spa, shootin hoops, stretching, ligh cardio, chatting it up.

So really, both guys trained for the same amount of time but spent different total time in the gym, ya?

 

[midevilironsmasher]

I use a full body routine 3 times a week. I need to take a lot more time in-between the big compound lifts i'm doing. Usually takes me 1.5 hrs to finish but i usually make sure i bring a gallon half water half apple juice with me and a SNICKERS.!

 

[rutman]

On back n bicep days - 90 minutes including 20 min of cardio

Leg day - 90 minutes that's quads, hams and calves

Chest, shoulders and tri's. - 90 minutes - 2 hours, including 20 min of cardio


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[mbag012]

i try to keep it inside 50 minutes but i usually go up to 1 hour. my rest period is 30 seconds to 3 minutes.

2 hour training sessions? thats crazy. dont you guys get tired? i usually have to leave the gym at the hour mark because im feeling so much fatigue. i do 4 excersizes per session but i usually find that by the third excersize im already feeling the fatigue.

 

[hardrock]

30-60 mins max, if no cardio. Anything more is a waste of time. My neighbor is there for 2+ hrs, with no cardio. He's a fuckin chatty Cathy tho. Spends more time workin his jaw muscles, then the rest. Fuckers in killer shape tho. Especially for 48 yrs old.

 

[homingpigeon]

The time someone spends weight training in the gym usually depends on your goals.

If you are training to build sarcoplasmic hypertrophy (mass/size) then that is going to take less time. In order to build size you need to train to failure. The best way to completely fatigue is to drastically shorten rest. Therefore shortening workout time.

If you are training for myofibrillar hypertrophy (strength or hardening) then that is going to take longer. The best way to gain strength is to never fail a heavy lift. Absolutely no fatigue. Takes a lot of rest time. Therefore these workouts take a little longer.

Just my 2 cents.

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[rage22]

2 hrs everyday

Sometimes an hr and a half

Gotta account for all that talking time we all inevitable do

 

[RickRock13]

I used to do about 90 minutes 5 days per week, but a year ago I switched to just 3 days per week and 45 minutes per session with much higher intensity as part of DC training, and I've never grown more in a year than this last year.

Recovery is more important than anything for growth, and sometimes less can be more. You grow while resting and in the kitchen, not in the gym

 

[hardrock]

I used to do about 90 minutes 5 days per week, but a year ago I switched to just 3 days per week and 45 minutes per session with much higher intensity as part of DC training, and I've never grown more in a year than this last year.

Recovery is more important than anything for growth, and sometimes less can be more. You grow while resting and in the kitchen, not in the gym

I did DC training for a few years and got really strong and grew like a weed. Then when an ex and I split, I had way to much time on my hands. About a year ago or so i decided to switch to a medium volume 4 day split. Fuck! I had no muscle endurance whatsoever. It's come back pretty good now. Most body parts I'll do 2-3 exercises for a total of 4-9 working sets, with about 60 secs between sets.

DC was great, but I missed being at the gym more. I found a good balance now I think.

 

[Blissfam10]

60-90 mins push pull leg routine I do 4-5 sets 6-12 reps 4 lifts per muscle group. Normally 3 compounds and 1 isolation or 2 and 2.

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[selios]

i leave the gym when i feel ive had enough



Selios

 

[NoFatChicks91]

3 to 4 hours typically, 5 to 6 days a week

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