Bodybuilding and cardio training are counted, but not playing sport.
Of course it is a full time proposition with lifestyle, rest and nutrition all being vitally important, but I thought it might be interesting to see how much time people actually spend training.
I train for 4.5 to 5 hours a weeks.
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09-13-2007, 03:34 PM #1I love DOMS
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How many hours a week do you train?
Taking the "less is more" approach to cardio...
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09-13-2007, 03:56 PM #2Da1UnV
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8 hours with weights 1.5-2 hours cardio
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09-13-2007, 03:57 PM #3Registered User
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about 5 hours a week.... more IF I do cardio... which I don't
More isn't better. Better is better.
nuff said...Holder of 4 National NPC Weight Class Titles in 4 different weight classes... all with perfect scores
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09-13-2007, 04:04 PM #4Registered User
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five to six hours a week usually
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09-13-2007, 04:06 PM #5I love bacon.....
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Good day all...
About 4 hours for me.
Two muscle groups each day Mon-Thursday.
On occassion I may go more than an hour per workout...especially on back day when I do good mornings.
I do those very slowwww!
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09-13-2007, 04:20 PM #6Registered User
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Been 5-6/wk but with the recent BB talk of time, intensity etc. one on one off & 90min max; shoot for 60+min. is looking more productive. Not that I want the rest; I NEED the rest. Gym is available 7 days so the 1on/off is doable.
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09-13-2007, 04:21 PM #7I love DOMS
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G'day Wayne, good workout to you too. Leg day for me, doh!
"More isn't better, better is better", exactly I was just wondering how much time people train for and therefore think is enough for a quality workout and also what their body and CNS can put up with.Taking the "less is more" approach to cardio...
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09-13-2007, 04:23 PM #8Registered User
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4 1/2 with weights, 1 with cardio
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09-13-2007, 04:37 PM #9Whatever...
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hour and a half every other day...whatever that comes out to.
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09-13-2007, 04:51 PM #10Saved
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7.5 including cardio. 4.5 with weights.
Jesus is my lifting partner.
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09-13-2007, 04:54 PM #11givenr
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5-1/2 hrs per week training. 1-1/2 hrs of cardio in there right now.
I agree... more is not necessarily better
http://muscle-building-workouts-journal.blogspot.com/
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=2644931
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09-13-2007, 04:57 PM #12Canis Belli
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4.5 hours with weights - no cardio.Originally Posted by alkell
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09-13-2007, 05:01 PM #13Raison D'Etre
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6 hours weights, good intentions to do about 2hrs./week of cardio, but that doesn't always happen, especially in the Summer.
"it's always a good day to start lifting"
Flex Magazine, Mar. '07, pg.44
"There is no secret routine, there is no magical number of reps and sets. What there is, is confidence, belief, hard work on a consistant basis, and a desire to succeed. This is what I mean when I say accept your limits and when the time is right, you will push right through your limits time and time again, mentally and physically."
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09-13-2007, 05:02 PM #14When in doubt, mumble
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10-11 hours lifting
3-4 hours cardioYorkshireman I: Right! I had to get up in the morning, at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down mill and pay mill-owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us and dance about on our graves, singing Hallelujah!
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09-13-2007, 05:37 PM #15Registered User
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About 6 1/4 hours per week over 4 days
Could be less if my training partner and I weren't such good mates and spent a bit much time chatting
Day 1 - Legs [excluding calves]
Shoulders
Day 2 - Chest
Biceps
Day 3 - Back
Triceps
Day 4 - Calves
And some specialised stretching and rehab work for a niggly injury I have
Note the total lack abs - I make no apology for never doing abs, never felt the need to.
The last thing I need is a thicker waist lineLast edited by jeffgre_6163; 09-13-2007 at 05:42 PM.
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09-13-2007, 05:53 PM #16diet soda addict
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i lift 4 nights a week so, i'd guess 6 hours since i lift w/ hubby and he loves to chat it up with everyone
(4 hours lifting & 2 hours chattting) i also do 4.5 hours of cardio a week, so that would be a grand total of 8.5 hours w/o the chatting
i'm a fatty now :(
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09-13-2007, 05:54 PM #17Registered User
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About an hour every other day. Gotta take care of the old joints.
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09-13-2007, 06:36 PM #18BRB. Eating...
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About 5 hours weights
5 hours cardio (I ride my bike 5 days a week about an hour a day)
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09-13-2007, 06:46 PM #19Massive & Ripped @ 5'6"
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7.5hrs with weights & 2.5hrs of elliptical cardio
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09-13-2007, 07:00 PM #20Mod Hated My Prev Title
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10 hours a week typically - 8 weights, 2 cardio
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09-13-2007, 07:02 PM #21Registered Lifter
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4-5 hours of weightlifting.
1-3 hours cardio.
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09-13-2007, 07:19 PM #22Banned
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Four hours lifting.
Four hours of GPP/conditioning/cardio.
Cardio will be increasing shortly.
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09-13-2007, 07:22 PM #23Registered User
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7 with cardio.
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09-13-2007, 07:24 PM #24Marty
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Weights - 4-6hours
Cardio - 0 to zip
Racking and unracking weights - approx 4 hours
Walking 10-14 hours will go down dramatically as the rain comes next month..
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09-13-2007, 07:46 PM #25Say sumthing nice or STFU
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about 7 with weights, 3 hours cardio (just a brisk 4.5mph walk right now)
I don't have washboard abs... I have smorgasbord abs!
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09-13-2007, 08:13 PM #26hurts so good
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Man, now I feel like a slacker with all of you training 8+ hours per week. I thought I was doing pretty well at 4 hours per week.
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09-13-2007, 08:23 PM #27Registered User
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I do 20 minutes as hard as I can on my elliptical every morning as soon as I get up. I weight train 4 days a week for an hour during lunch, 3 evening a week I do a combination of walking/jogging/sprints for 1.5 to 2 hours while my son is at football practice. Sat/Sun I'll usually do another couple of 1 to 2 hour walk/jog sessions. That is my cutting scenario. Bulking I cut back to 2x20 minute cardio per week and then lift at lunch and after work for an hour a session.
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09-13-2007, 09:07 PM #28Registered User
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8.5 hours weights
Cardio - dependent on what I'm trying to do...gain or lose.http://www.buffleheadprod.com
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09-13-2007, 09:20 PM #29Registered User
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4 to 5 hours per week.
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09-13-2007, 09:35 PM #30Registered User
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I wish I could work out every day but I play sport everyday and for me sport is more important that weights. Weights are just a component for my development in sport. So I work out about twice a week and overall spend about 2.5 hours doing weights.
(4 hours lifting & 2 hours chattting) i also do 4.5 hours of cardio a week, so that would be a grand total of 8.5 hours w/o the chatting 
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