how long in the gym?

winneevee

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• Apr 4, 2002

• #1

It usually takes me about 1 hour to do chest. On an average I stay in the gym from about 1hour to 1 1/2 hours. I also like to take off 2 to 3 days a week to rest.  Some friends of mine think they are bad and workout on an average of 2.5 hours a day. And maybe take off 1 day per week. Is that healthy of them to train so long without rest?

 

sully

Banana

• Apr 4, 2002

• #2

...everyone is different and some can recover faster than others...but i think training for 2.5 hours is rediculous especially if it is only one bp a day...and the one thing that applies to everyone is that you grow while resting not lifting...so everyone needs some rest...but if your boys are continually growing and like to spend that much time in the gym than more power to them... ...

 

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madchem

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• Apr 4, 2002

• #3

I do 1 hour and a quarter on an average 6 times a week.
Sometimes i like to take two days off.
Depends on how I feel.

 

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gearedup

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #4

SOMETIMES I HIT THE WEIGHT FOR 2-3 HOURS AND ALSO SOMETIMES 45 MINUTES, I LIKETO CHANGE IT UP AND SOMETIMES I LIKE TO OVERTRAIN A BIT!

ALSO THERE ARE OTHER TIMES WHEN I WORKOUT 7 DAYS A WEEK GOING FROM ONE BP TO THE NEXT AND  REPEAT FOR ABOUT A MONTH, IT REALLY BLASTS THE MUSCLES AND HELPS!

 

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Brazilnut

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #5

I was doing about 10 sets per major body part for about 3 months and just switched to 16 sets. The difference it makes for me is unbeleivable. Number 1 rule for me is to never do the same thing for more than 6 months. Keep your muscles guessing, go heavy low rep for awhile then drill the shit out of them higher volume. works great for me.

 

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TAZ

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #6

Personallly I never go beond 90 minutes and try to keep it as close to an hour as possiable.

 

Gear101*

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #7

sometimes when i know the next day is an off day i'll hit it for 2 hours but normaml i'm there for 1 to 1 1/2 hours

 

FemFit

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #8

Presser and I are usually at the gym for  an hour and a 1/2, give or take about 15 minutes

 

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jstrong20

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #9

I never train longer than an 1hr.  But train 6 days e/w.

 

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stumpy

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #10

i am pretty much in the majority here.  1-11/2 hrs usually does it for me.  sometimes longer or shorter depending on how im feeling on that particular day.

On the other hand, i know of someone in my gym who is an absolute freak who trains up to sixty sets per bodypart.  How the hell does he do it?  I believe there is such a thing as overtraining.  this guy is overtraining to the extreme.  how does he stay so friggin big.  is overtraining a myth?

 

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kydquick

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #11

I dont rest much between sets i usually last right near an hour then 30 min cardio daily

 

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Supes

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #12

1 1/2 to 2 hrs 6 days a week

 

BStrongBwell*

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #13

60-90 minutes max IMO....beyond that, energy stores are used up and intensity drops.  Unless I was doing endurance training for a triathalon or something, training into that zone doesn't do much good IMO.

 

CJ Buff

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #14

I am the same, tend to get everything done at the gym after an hour and a half has gone by.  If you work out to long it is actually counter-active.  I have read an article discussing that any longer than an hour and a half does something negative, just can remember what exactly.

Later,
CJ

 

gander

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #15

Not counting warming up or stretching, just time lifting, I like to keep my workout around 45 minutes.  I really try to not rest more than 2 minutes in between each set.  What CJ was talking about was that workout's that go beyond an hour are supposed to raise the cortisol level in your body.  True or not I don't know.  The most important thing in this whole mix is listening to your body.  I don't lift a set # of days per week.  I lift that body part when it has recovered from it's last workout.  I also change something about my workout everytime, in other words no bodypart has the same workout two times in a row.  KEEP A JOURNAL.

 

Zeca

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• Apr 5, 2002

• #16

My train lasts 1 hour, sometimes 1h15m.......without much rest between the sets!