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Title: How long should I work out for?
Post by: MrNearlyBig on March 06, 2007, 04:11:40 PM
Currently I do each muscle on seperate days & hit them with 4 or 5 sets of around 4 different excersizes & I do this for an hour. I start to feel a little sore after an hour but never before. I use the heaviest weight I can for 10 reps. It seems most workout routines only have small workouts which I could do in 15 minutes & I dont think they would make me feel "the pump".
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: NoCalBbEr on March 06, 2007, 07:37:36 PM
I train  45-60 minutes per session. maybe quicker If I'm doing a shocker like per- exhaust or superseting. I dont do any cadio tho.

a rule of thumb is a hour of hardcore training. thats all you know
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: canadian_husker on March 06, 2007, 08:04:08 PM
1 hour...high intensity
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: Bigger Business on March 07, 2007, 01:57:20 AM
as long as it takes to complete a program that works for you

as an ectomorph, im usually done in 30 minutes or so...it only took me 20 years of training to realize this was what I responded to best
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: smaul on March 07, 2007, 02:23:13 AM
I used to take about an hour and a half with alright results.  then I went faster, did the same number of sets yet did the workout in about an hour.  At first this was a bastard but when i got used to it i felt like my gains improved, I wasted less time and got more aerobic benefit too.
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: Bluto on March 07, 2007, 03:00:39 AM
I've usually trained for 30-45 minutes. These days I do a little more sets so it takes up to an hour.
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: william on March 07, 2007, 03:05:19 AM
about 90 minutes for me but I go heavy most of the time and i need longer breaks.  if its a burn'em up workout about 45 min.
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: Mike on March 07, 2007, 10:36:11 AM
Currently I do each muscle on seperate days & hit them with 4 or 5 sets of around 4 different excersizes & I do this for an hour. I start to feel a little sore after an hour but never before. I use the heaviest weight I can for 10 reps. It seems most workout routines only have small workouts which I could do in 15 minutes & I dont think they would make me feel "the pump".

goals?
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: dontknowit on March 08, 2007, 03:46:40 AM
About an hour. When I train back or legs slightly more cause I take some more time to rest.
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: gtbro1 on March 08, 2007, 03:56:40 AM
 as long as it takes. Never more than hour and half...usually between 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: Hedgehog on March 08, 2007, 04:27:47 AM
I usually do, in comparison to others, few sets. Eg I may do 3 sets of squat, three sets of front squats, two sets of deadlifts and some abwork.

But I rest plenty between sets, anywhere between 4 and 15 minutes.

Workouts take between one and two hours.

-Hedge
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: Lugar on March 08, 2007, 05:21:35 AM
About an hour. When I train back or legs slightly more cause I take some more time to rest.

echoed
Title: Re: How long should I work out for?
Post by: mdgkmg on March 09, 2007, 01:23:46 PM
for me if i wanna make myself sore i've gotta finish it in under 30 minutes rest periods of no more than 45 seconds and maximal poundage for maximum reps. if i wanna go a little slower with it i usually go up to a min. 15 secs. between sets which finishes my workout in about an hour or a little more.