How long are you in the gym for?
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BeastMaster
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45 minutes to 1.5 hours. Depends on what and how I'm training
kataklysum
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45 - 60mins. i work in the mines in australia so i work 5 days on 5 days off. so on my 5 days off i end up going twice. morning and night.
If I'm training for high reps then i don't rest much between sets, maybe 30 seconds. These training days take about 45-60 mins.
If I'm training 4x4 training with very heavy weights then i rest much longer with up to 3 minutes ish between sets. These training days take me about 60-90 minutes.
If I'm training 4x4 training with very heavy weights then i rest much longer with up to 3 minutes ish between sets. These training days take me about 60-90 minutes.
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I personally try to go for a hour usually. I find it best to always go in the sauna and rotate my shoulders 15 times in both directions and side to side and crack my back and flex for 3 to 5 minutes afterwards. The sauna increases blood flow to the muscles and area im going to train and in my opinion makes me less injury prone. Same with flexing. Than I will start with really light cable weights or machines like 20 pounds to 30 pounds for chest and focus on contracting the muscles and blood flow. And try to identify anything that might hurt or feel out of place. Because even warming up with 30 to 40 pound dumbels can be enough to fuck a muscle up or hurt your joints if they are to dry or something is wrong. So I try to do a entire warm up from arm rotations to flexing to extreme light weight pump ups that takes about 15 to 20 minutes than I will hit the weights and little heavier and move up slowly. But slow enough to where I am not tiring my muscles yet just seeing if they are able to handle heavy weight that day. I will go all out only after I am probably about 3 times as warmed up as the normal person would consider warmed up.
And I still never go under 8 reps. Some times I stay in the 15 rep range. Because I find my strength is so high on certain exercises that for example doing leg presses at 1000 pounds would only hurt my lower back and not do to much more for leg development. So why not do 20 reps at like 400 pounds and have my ass touch my heels on each rep and do each rep perfect. I find time does not matter in the gym. It really boils down to a mathematical formula of rotating strength gaining weeks to normal work out weeks. Because without raising strength you can not get bigger muscles. Do to the fact you can not ever do higher repetitions of higher weight. I would say though with small body parts never increase the poundage more than 20 pounds over what you have ever done per week. I have went from 110 pounds before on certain exercises to 200 without building up to it. And it just will cause damage. Your body needs to adjust to it slowly. So to the OP my answer to your question is however long it takes to get the job done. My muscles are my time clock. The janitor asks me every day 45 minutes or one hour today and every day I tell him the same answer I don't know man I just do It tell I get the job done I loose track of time. Lol he does not speak good English but his care for my work outs make me enjoy his commentary. Ha ha ha he use to always say your looking big today. And the minute I hopped on juice and gained 17 pounds he hasn't said anything to me. So I think he knows something is up. Well that is my long ass response to a simple question. Lol I told you every thing I wanted to tell that damn janitor so I ended up just venting to you guys about it.
And I still never go under 8 reps. Some times I stay in the 15 rep range. Because I find my strength is so high on certain exercises that for example doing leg presses at 1000 pounds would only hurt my lower back and not do to much more for leg development. So why not do 20 reps at like 400 pounds and have my ass touch my heels on each rep and do each rep perfect. I find time does not matter in the gym. It really boils down to a mathematical formula of rotating strength gaining weeks to normal work out weeks. Because without raising strength you can not get bigger muscles. Do to the fact you can not ever do higher repetitions of higher weight. I would say though with small body parts never increase the poundage more than 20 pounds over what you have ever done per week. I have went from 110 pounds before on certain exercises to 200 without building up to it. And it just will cause damage. Your body needs to adjust to it slowly. So to the OP my answer to your question is however long it takes to get the job done. My muscles are my time clock. The janitor asks me every day 45 minutes or one hour today and every day I tell him the same answer I don't know man I just do It tell I get the job done I loose track of time. Lol he does not speak good English but his care for my work outs make me enjoy his commentary. Ha ha ha he use to always say your looking big today. And the minute I hopped on juice and gained 17 pounds he hasn't said anything to me. So I think he knows something is up. Well that is my long ass response to a simple question. Lol I told you every thing I wanted to tell that damn janitor so I ended up just venting to you guys about it.
notdorianyates
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When I started I was in there hours! You see results so quickly no matter how much you overtrain and because you have no idea what you are doing you think the more time you put in the bigger you will get! Took me TOO long to wise up! Now I am in the gym 1.5 hours max for lifting, and get a shake boost mid way through to combat muscle shock. I would still happily spend double that in the gym at weekends if it meant double the results...damn pysiology!
shenky
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Similarly, when I first started, I was in the gym for waaaaayyy to long. I wouldn't leave until I felt like I was hit by train. Worked for a little while ha
Uso
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Might get flamed here ha
Usually 2 1/2 - 3hrs
Get in and do mobility, stretching, foam roll.
Warm up sets for squat... Bulgarian method, I'll squat 135lb until I feel springy and light.
Build up to working weight do a set. Then go until I hit a heavy single, changes on how I feel.
Do my sets with working weight, then some drop sets.
Just starting up bench again Monday but will follow same order.
Mobility work again. And accessories
I drink chocolate milk usually throughout the entire workout haha
Usually 2 1/2 - 3hrs
Get in and do mobility, stretching, foam roll.
Warm up sets for squat... Bulgarian method, I'll squat 135lb until I feel springy and light.
Build up to working weight do a set. Then go until I hit a heavy single, changes on how I feel.
Do my sets with working weight, then some drop sets.
Just starting up bench again Monday but will follow same order.
Mobility work again. And accessories
I drink chocolate milk usually throughout the entire workout haha
Hogans hero
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Good to c and hear from u austinite !!!
I have found a new friend
KingPen
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that minimalist approach.
Hogans hero
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I try to isolate muscles one at a time for 20 sets of 10. 12 heavy sets 8 lite. That usually takes 40-50 min. Then I do 30-60 min of cardio. I'm still tryin to get my bf down to 10-11%. When I do ill cut back on cardio
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