How much time do you spend working out?

Scout200

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I know people who practically live at the gym but I'm sure several of you know that working out longer than an hour can cause your body to start producing more lactic acid, cortisol, along with other things...

Personally speaking, once I get going - it's hard to stop. How much time do you spend working out?

-Scout
 
Depends on my workout. Recently I changed from a split to whole body workout. On splits I was in the gym, 4-5 times a week for 45-60 mins. Whole body I'm doing a lot more compound exercises and spend 60-90 mins (I know it's way longer than recommended but I tried it and got some better results, maybe because it's only 3 times a week?).
 
Since I am a bodybuilder, and I train for overall muscular mass and development, I target my fast twitch fibers, which are what gives your muscles both strength and size. Since fast twitch A fibers are the dominant fibers for size increases, while fast twitch B fibers are dominant for strength increases, I train specifically to target my fast twitch A fibers, and do other things to encourage my fast twitch B fibers to take on the characteristics of my fast twitch A fibers.
Since slow twitch fibers cannot take on the characteristics on fast twitch fibers, I avoid any type of training that would switch emphasis to the slow twitch fibers. Activating my slow twitch fibers not only will not provide benefit to my size gains, it will actually have a negative effect on my size gains, since the hypertrophy of slow twitch fibers leads to the atrophy of fast twitch fibers.

In keeping with achieving my goals, when everything is taken into consideration, and I end up with my perfect routine for maximum mass gain, my actual time in the gym rarely lasts longer than 30-35 minutes.
 
Since I am a bodybuilder, and I train for overall muscular mass and development, I target my fast twitch fibers, which are what gives your muscles both strength and size. Since fast twitch A fibers are the dominant fibers for size increases, while fast twitch B fibers are dominant for strength increases, I train specifically to target my fast twitch A fibers, and do other things to encourage my fast twitch B fibers to take on the characteristics of my fast twitch A fibers.
Since slow twitch fibers cannot take on the characteristics on fast twitch fibers, I avoid any type of training that would switch emphasis to the slow twitch fibers. Activating my slow twitch fibers not only will not provide benefit to my size gains, it will actually have a negative effect on my size gains, since the hypertrophy of slow twitch fibers leads to the atrophy of fast twitch fibers.

In keeping with achieving my goals, when everything is taken into consideration, and I end up with my perfect routine for maximum mass gain, my actual time in the gym rarely lasts longer than 30-35 minutes.

are you gonna talk about fast and slow twitch muscle fibers in EVERY posts you make? :D
 
I've been going on average between 1.5 to 2.5 hours in the mornings

I take sunday's off every week and I spend the week absolutely wrecked.

Now that this discussion is up already, I'm doing, on alternate days;
Chest, back, legs and abs
Then on the next day
Biceps, Triceps, shoulders and abs.

I do a lot of supersets for the most part but I still find it taking at least one and a half hours. I have noticed some results in the positive but this has got me wondering...

Is the extra time overall going to lead to catabolism or will it be ok because each muscle group only really see's about 30-60 minutes of workout put together into a full workout for the day?
 
I've been going on average between 1.5 to 2.5 hours in the mornings

I take sunday's off every week and I spend the week absolutely wrecked.

Now that this discussion is up already, I'm doing, on alternate days;
Chest, back, legs and abs
Then on the next day
Biceps, Triceps, shoulders and abs.

I do a lot of supersets for the most part but I still find it taking at least one and a half hours. I have noticed some results in the positive but this has got me wondering...

Is the extra time overall going to lead to catabolism or will it be ok because each muscle group only really see's about 30-60 minutes of workout put together into a full workout for the day?

i don't know anyone who can gain with that much volume.
 
I spend about 2 hours, I am also a powerlifter so I only train three times a week. Generally, I spend about an hour working through a heavy compound with a group of guys then work on accessory lifts. It suits we well but if I was to train solo it would probably only be like 75 minutes.
 
I've been going on average between 1.5 to 2.5 hours in the mornings

I take sunday's off every week and I spend the week absolutely wrecked.

Now that this discussion is up already, I'm doing, on alternate days;
Chest, back, legs and abs
Then on the next day
Biceps, Triceps, shoulders and abs.

I do a lot of supersets for the most part but I still find it taking at least one and a half hours. I have noticed some results in the positive but this has got me wondering...

Is the extra time overall going to lead to catabolism or will it be ok because each muscle group only really see's about 30-60 minutes of workout put together into a full workout for the day?

how is that even possible???
 
you mean we have to workout? lol

Most of the time an hour or less, depends on how much clucking is going on.

2-3 times a week. Some leg/back sessions get pretty brutal and if i dont eat enough i cut it back.
 
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