how long a workout session should be?

[philchin]

i workout on mon, wed, thurs and friday
here is my routine
mon and thurs - shoulder, back , triceps and biceps
wed & friday - chest , legs and abs

i usually warm up for 10 mins before i lift weight , and after finishing that i will hit the stationary bicycle and do my cardio for around 20 to 30 mins. i heard that a workout session shouldn't be longer than 45 mins but after i done all this, it usually takes 70 minutes or so. so what your opinion are?

* ps if i am feeling tired today and muscle sore , should i go to the gym?

[Smoker145]

No more than 2 hours. I do a 15 min warmup, than an hour to hour and 15 min workout.

[deadliftdang]

That 45 minute rule is garbage IMO. You need to get a feel for your body and what it handles best. Some people are better when they go balls to the wall and wreck their workout in 40 minutes. Others prefer to take it slow and workout for 2 hours. In the end it comes down to being on a good program with good periodization. If you are actually lifting for more than 2 hours, you might want to take a look at your program though as it shouldn't take THAT long.

[JHaynes1995]

That 45 minute rule is garbage IMO. You need to get a feel for your body and what it handles best. Some people are better when they go balls to the wall and wreck their workout in 40 minutes. Others prefer to take it slow and workout for 2 hours. In the end it comes down to being on a good program with good periodization. If you are actually lifting for more than 2 hours, you might want to take a look at your program though as it shouldn't take THAT long.

This. Repped.

[JHaynes1995]

http://youtu.be/zYehAtlDo50

This guy should help you OP. he's a former strongman. Check out the rest of his channel, he has pretty good information.

[JHaynes1995]

Also for your "sore" question, he also has this video: http://youtu.be/elCSLWBrYhc

[smitsky]

Sheiko prep cycles can take a long time to complete, but if you're doing Bodybuilding routines, probably not exceedingly long.

Your 1 hr and 10 minutes sounds OK. How does it feel?

[philchin]

thanks alot for you guys' input. i personally felt ok , just when people said if u do your cardio after your weight training, you actually deprived the chances of muscle growth or something

[spacetrig]

you workout until you get ripped
don't stop early

[Dread0124]

Till your done... I like to write my workout down and take it with me...

Bench press
Incline
Decline
Cable pushdowns
Dips
Skulcrushers

I go till im done...weather it takes me 30mins or an hour n half...But also listen to your body...if your body says no more...then ur done lol

[smitsky]

thanks alot for you guys' input. i personally felt ok , just when people said if u do your cardio after your weight training, you actually deprived the chances of muscle growth or something

That's not true. Cardio after weight training is OK.

[xxdieharderxx]

thanks alot for you guys' input. i personally felt ok , just when people said if u do your cardio after your weight training, you actually deprived the chances of muscle growth or something

That's false .
Just remember to eat in a surplus .
Eat more then you burn!

[DivaJana]

If you're a beginner, just follow a proven program(stickys on workout programs forum) and take as long as you need to finish it.

Once you're past this stage and doing your own thing then workout for as long as you want while keeping the intensity high enough, by then you should have enough experience to tell anyway.

[Ottz]

45~90 minutes...

[veggie530]

Until your output suffers, firstly, or until you hit the volume that your programming is aiming for.

[adamdavidson47]

Until your work out is finished.

[wisdommaster1]

- Pick a solid routine
- Take however long it takes to complete each workout


Don't go making up your own garbage routines with 30 sets of curls etc, there are tons of templates of solid routines that will incorporate all of the muscles/movements you need for you already

[GymMagazine]

As long as your total sets and rests adds up to, which will usually be 2 hours max. If it's any longer chances are your rest times are either too long meaning your fitness levels aren't where they should be, or, you're simply doing too much volume in one workout.

[smitsky]

You can do a ton of volume without it being too much. Again, I mention High Volume Russian Training.

[sstein01]

Im at the point where I need a 2 hr fast paced workout to feel any muscle soreness. Sometimes it's full body and other weeks its a split.

And "no", if you're already sore don't work the same muscle group again

[skel1977]

Im in the gym 1.5 to 2 hours. This includes warmup and 20 minutes of cardio after. My rest intervals are usually 60 to 120 seconds.

[foxmulders]

In the gym for 90 to 120 min, depends on the muscle grp that I'm training (2 per workout), back and legs usually take a bit longer

[ElderJefferson]

I'm trying to get my 15 year old son involved in weight training, but he says I work out too slow (as does my brother, my wife, and the list goes on). I don't know what it is, whether I like to talk too much between sets, or I'm just getting old, but it took me close to 2 hours sunday to hit squats, bench, and shoulder presses. That's almost 2 hours for 9 working sets of activity (excluding the warm up sets and mental battles taking place in my head prior to the lifts). I've always been a slow roller, and it hasn't seemed to impair my lifts. In fact, working too fast would be more detrimental as you will short change yourself on the working sets (lose some reps due to fatigue/lactic acid).

At the end of the day, it comes down to what most people have already said in here: find what works best for you and go with it.