how many hours do you spend at the gym?

[felboisse]

i was just wondering what time i should spend at the gym. i currently spend 1 hour each day of my five day split.

[akkxn]

1 hour, any longer and I feel sluggish and unmotivated to lift

and you should only lift for an hour anyway due to the increased cortisone levels (catabolic hormone) which are produced after a long session of strenuous exercise

[V1sual B1nary]

I normally spend about 1 and a half hours followed by a 15 min sauna

[JCUK]

I only get 45mins workout per day on a 4 day split... wish i could get more though...

[Thunderjason]

45 mins to 1 hour

[nWe]

i was just wondering what time i should spend at the gym. i currently spend 1 hour each day of my five day split.

Same here. . . .

[Vuch]

Upper body days around 1 to 1 and half hour lower body, around 1 hour.

[andrewmul]

I probably lift for 1 hr to 1.5hrs. I no anything over an hour is bad but some days it just takes longer to get through. Then do aobut 30 mins cardio, so id say on average about 2 hours by the time i shower, there is a kick ass climbing wall in my gym so sometimes i have a go on that after

[Mike Zero]

7 hours a weekish.

[The Brotherhood]

1 hour, any longer and I feel sluggish and unmotivated to lift

and you should only lift for an hour anyway due to the increased cortisone levels (catabolic hormone) which are produced after a long session of strenuous exercise

Its cortisol, not cortisone; cortisone is something else completely, and the studies were in endurance athletes who were under constant stress. The studies do NOT apply to bodybuilding unless you are circuit training

I probably lift for 1 hr to 1.5hrs. I no anything over an hour is bad but some days it just takes longer to get through. Then do aobut 30 mins cardio, so id say on average about 2 hours by the time i shower, there is a kick ass climbing wall in my gym so sometimes i have a go on that after

Nothing wrong with training for over an hour.

[Remy Zero]

45 mins to 1 hour

same here...

[TeenGettingBig]

1 hour and 15 minutes lifting (i go with mates so we take some time tog et through exercises)

and either 15 minutes of cardio, or 15 minutes of abs!!

..

1 hour 30 mins usually.

[whoreable]

1hour i start to slow down



sometimes ill do like 25 minutes of pool cardio like runnig afta

[borat_sagdiyev]

Normally between 1-1.5 hours lifting, about 40 minutes cardio after that... normally tired as hell by then and I can barely make it to class lol.

[WolfHeart]

6 hours usually.

[felboisse]

alright thanks guys. i used to spend 10 hours a week when i had a 2 day split, 2 days on, 1 day off. so i think my split now is way better.

[eagles56]

45mins minutes of high intensity work, usually 4 times per week, 15min cool-down/shower/stretch

[Big_fuzzy]

2-3 hours

remember I am doing many diffrent excersies that work the same muscles. (RDLs, clean and jerks, snatches, power versions etc etc) Also remember I work in a lot of sets with strengh training rests in between.

[V1sual B1nary]

2-3 hours

remember I am doing many diffrent excersies that work the same muscles. (RDLs, clean and jerks, snatches, power versions etc etc) Also remember I work in a lot of sets with strengh training rests in between.

with your size i wont question it :P

[Evian]

1-1.5hrs.

[jonny62]

1-1.5hrs.

ditto

[nWe]

2-3 hours

remember I am doing many diffrent excersies that work the same muscles. (RDLs, clean and jerks, snatches, power versions etc etc) Also remember I work in a lot of sets with strengh training rests in between.

LOL

[akkxn]

Its cortisol, not cortisone; cortisone is something else completely, and the studies were in endurance athletes who were under constant stress. The studies do NOT apply to bodybuilding unless you are circuit training



Nothing wrong with training for over an hour.

ahh yeah i misspelled it because this dictionary only recognizes cortisone

for me personally, I just wanna sleep after an hour of lifting, so if i go any longer I need a sugar hit to keep me going.

[vican20]

i lift from anywhere to 1 1/2 hrs-2 1/2 hours...leg day usually takes alot more time compared to bi day.

[ectomeso1]

i lift for 1.5 hrs- 2 hours ...i honestly believe that the majority of ppl actually do not workout long enough and hard enough........they say **** like my hormones are going catabolic after 45min, while i do believe you need rest and being in the gym all day is not a positive thing, i think ppl are always looking for the easy way out....look at the greatest athletes and bb's of all time even b4 they had steroids and they would work out for several hours, even bb.com's very own layne norton trains for longer bouts, the man was training his legs 3 days a week at 1 point for 1.5+ hours, and i think the results speak for themsleves.

[85Mario85]

right now i lift for 45 minutes and do like 30-40 minutes cardio (not including the 10 minutes that it takes me to walk to the gym, and another 10 to get back to my house)

[Supertransplant]

about four to eight hours a day, depending if I'm working or not. A non working day would be three to four hours, since I work out for two hours, and then eat....shower...relax.

If i work....I sometimes have to wait cuz of primetime hours ....so work for four hours, wait two...work out two hours.... word..its like my frickin home.

[Glennm]

45 mins - 1:15

Any longer and you aren't working hard enough. If you're hitting the weights hard enough, lifting heavy weights, you shouldn't be able to last 2 hours in the gym.

[Supertransplant]

That's not true. If you hit chest extensively..... it should take you an hour and a half..... Imagine if you have back on the same day...that's another hour and a half... Some people do it together.... some people split it during the day.

But the more then 45 minutes, you aint working hard....is bollocks. Yes ...you could get it done in that time....but if you have the energy to **** it up even more....take that chance and work twice as hard.

[yorkhighlb]

I usually spend a hour to a hour 15 on weights then i do leg raises and crunches for around 15 mintues.