How long is your workout?

[Guff]

I'm still following Madcow's 5x5 so I'm doing a full body workout 3 times a week. I'm in the gym about an hour a day but something in my mind makes me feel guilty that I'm not working out longer, but I'm getting a good workout. How much time do you spend in the gym?

[24-7-365]

i try to keep it under a hour.... like 40- 50 min

[ArchAngel'73]

I know what you mean bro.
My workouts were abrrieviated drastically upon hiring a PT. One thing I've learned is that more does not mean better. Keep that in mind as you will start growing like a weed soon.
45 min to 1.5 hrs, depends on the cardio.

[sluge]

1 to 1 hour 15 min. Depends on what I'm working, but no more that 1 1/2.

[M1STAT1NG1111]

3 hours its long but i'm seeing rapid results weekly and i love being in the gym heres a sample of a normal day

chest/back

flat BB bench press W, 10, 8, 6, F
incline BB bench press 10, 8, 6
decline BB bench press 10, 8, 6
DB pullovers 10, 8, 6
DB flys 12, 10, 8

deadlifts W, 10, 8, 6, F
one-arm DB row 10, 8, 6
lat-pulldown 10, 8, 6
t-bar rows 10, 8, 6
cable rows 12, 10, 8

[Mark1T]

Average 41 minutes 16 seconds.

[Wayne Evans]

Good afternoon all....

I end up at 45 minutues to 1 hour max.

I do 2 muscle groups a day 3-4 days a week depending on the stamina of this aging bod.
I have gotten quicker since I began (2 1/2 years ago) in changed plates and reducing 'rest' time between sets.

It seems to me that consensus for most (other than the competitors) is about an hour...give or take a few.

A gruelling workout to all.

[bodyhard]

1 hour, 1.5 when ever I am doing Legs or back (longer rest periods between sets)

[atlas1986]

you don't want to work out more than an hour I would keep it at 45 minutes. And don't say you cant get a good workout in that amount of time because you can, stop talking and take short 1 to 2 minute breaks. If i talk I can be stuck in there for over an hour and it's not good to do that.

[lukamar]

3 hours its long but i'm seeing rapid results weekly

That sure seems to be working for you as your thighs are 2 inches larger than your chest....LMAO. AND your BF% is more than 10% by a good bit. As you are 18 and probably won't believe me until you are older I'll still tell you that you don't get rapid mass results that way.


For me 45 minutes tops...

[Fluids]

Usually about 45 minutes for me because Im quick with it. I think it all depends on what you like...

[kimsquit]

you don't want to work out more than an hour I would keep it at 45 minutes. And don't say you cant get a good workout in that amount of time because you can, stop talking and take short 1 to 2 minute breaks. If i talk I can be stuck in there for over an hour and it's not good to do that.

well it didn't take long for someone to lay down the law for everyone else

[tropszzz]

I know what you mean bro.
My workouts were abrrieviated drastically upon hiring a PT. One thing I've learned is that more does not mean better. Keep that in mind as you will start growing like a weed soon.
45 min to 1.5 hrs, depends on the cardio.

Dude.....you going for the Emperor Palpatine look?

[PeteB]

Warmup ~10-15 minutes.
Workout ~50-60, (IF the equipment is free, )
Not including any cardio I may throw in at the end to purge some fo the lactic acid out of the muscle.

[atoybbacs]

I'm about an hour.

[doglips]

guess Im the poster child for over doing it....work out is 45min to 1 hour...then 50min of cardio....with a few min between work out and cardio....soo solid 2 hours...plus bike ride to/from....4 days a week....humm maybe I need to re-think this...especialy since Im new at this.

[Minotaur]

Either side of an hour by 5 or 10 minutes.

[Guff]

guess Im the poster child for over doing it....work out is 45min to 1 hour...then 50min of cardio....with a few min between work out and cardio....soo solid 2 hours...plus bike ride to/from....4 days a week....humm maybe I need to re-think this...especialy since Im new at this.

Dude you're a monster.

[tabdus]

i train for almost 2 hours. that is because i train with 2 other people and i do cardio.

[Braindrop]

Roughly 45 mins iron 45 cardio.

[BergMuscle]

Target time is around 45 minutes.

[Olie]

Go until the gettin' is done.
I can't say every workout session is set in time. We pretty much go until we feel we have worked the target muscle group(s) effectively. Some days it's 45 mintues to an hour but then some days 2 hours later we are still at it.

[ntrllftr]

well it didn't take long for someone to lay down the law for everyone else

I fought the law and the law won...

It depends, contest prep with cardio it can be an hour and a half or so.
But when I am working out now trying to add some size it is about an hour.

[BePrecise]

45 minutes max for me...unless I'm with my Sunday partner and we're jaw-jackin' for 2 hours. I view it as my "social" gym time.

[gbg]

During the week 1 hr.
weekends 1.5

[Reid147]

45-60 mins is my rule
Hit them hard and go home!!!

[Kaetli]

2 hours, 19 total exercises, 15 reps each, 3 sets each exercise broken into 2 circuits... 1 minute rests between exercises and sets twice a week back to back. The other two workouts are shorter. No cardio on lifting days.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...postcount=1718

[chodan9]

60 minutes generally
75 or 80 if I add cardio.

[OZBB]

45-60 Minutes for the workout (depending on body part that day) then another 30 min cardio on Mon,Wed,Fri .... seems to work for me... glad to see I'm fitting the normal...sometimes I think I'm there too long..... but I just cant do everything I want in less time....especially when the gym is crowded.

OZBB

[AlexNJ]

Not counting rotator cuff exercises I do before every workout, I seem to run about an hour (give or take five minutes) no matter what day of my split.