Should naturals ever train for 2 hours a day?

[Deicide]

Everything I have read goes again this, everyone says max of an hour 45 min, intense and finish. What say you?

[Stavios]

why not ?

if one eats enough calories, I believe it shouldn't be a problem

[jaejonna]

You mean like Kymou ?

[The True Adonis]

Waste of time.

[Deicide]

You mean like Kymou ?

Yeah, I kind of was hinting at that. Everything I read says that after an hour your cortisol levels go up and it is just not very productive but I guess Kymou hasn't experienced that?

[The True Adonis]

Yeah, I kind of was hinting at that. Everything I read says that after an hour your cortisol levels go up and it is just not very productive but I guess Kymou hasn't experienced that?

I think you need to accomplish some basic things before you go and try to train for 2 hours a day. 

[kiwiol]

My workouts usually last 2.5 - 3 hours, but I don't train everyday - just 7 times over 2 weeks (4 times one week and 3 times the next). There is no right formula that applies to everyone - some people recover faster and some slower. You've got to find what works for you and not just frequency-wise.

[240 is Back]

why not ?

if one eats enough calories, I believe it shouldn't be a problem

good call.  no such thing as overtraining - only undereating!

[CalvinH]

good call.  no such thing as overtraining - only undereating!

And lack of rest.

[bigkid]

I train for an hour, hour and 15.  My body gets to a certain point in the worout when I know i've fatigued the muscles enough and anymore would be pointless.

[Go 4 It]

My workouts last anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half if I'm doing two bodyparts, throw in cardio sum total can be 2 to 2.5 hours..

[Mars]

i think a natural grows the best when its short and heavy. i dont see the point of training that long.

[Awesomo]

i think a natural grows the best when its short and heavy.

Just how i like my ladies.

[BroadStreetBruiser]

good call.  no such thing as overtraining - only undereating!

The cornerstone of stupidity for the new lifter. I fell victim to this.

[Awesomo]

I work out for about an hour and do atleast 2 drop sets per exercise. I really feel like i need to hit my muscles really hard to get a good workout. Sometimes my workout will take an hour 20 to an hour 30 if i do both chest and tris. I hate ready in magazines where the "pros" workout is 3 exercises 4 sets for chest, maybe it is just me but that wouldn't get me to grow.

[The Showstoppa]

i think a natural grows the best when its short and heavy. i dont see the point of training that long.

x2

[affeman]

why not ?

if one eats enough calories, I believe it shouldn't be a problem

Dude, you know as much about natural training as a cow knows about knitting.

[Stavios]

Dude, you know as much about natural training as a cow knows about knitting.

"dude", I trained natural for a few years and I was training 2 hours per workout without any problems.

Also I know quite a few natural weightlifters who train twice a day, 5 days a week and their strenght and muscle mass improves at a very good rate for naturals

[bodybuilder1234]

Im not sure, is it really productive to train arms for 25 sets for biceps and triceps?

[Meso_z]

Everything I have read goes again this, everyone says max of an hour 45 min, intense and finish. What say you?

Oh the "45 minutes" in and out thing...

thats total bulshit. Just start with a training programm you like, high volume, moderate volume anything... and stick to it by adding/cutting exersices reps/set if you see results. In other words listen to your body and what works for you.

as a natty when i was 17 i trained for like 3 hours a day and grew like a weed.

[boonasty]

My workouts last anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half if I'm doing two bodyparts, throw in cardio sum total can be 2 to 2.5 hours..

[BB]

I honesty think  a bit of this comes down to age. When I was in my teens-early 20's I could hang for  90 min -2 hours, 4 times a week  and it wasn't a big deal. Now 10 yeas later with real life commitments, that workload just wears me down.

I've found that 3x wk/1hr. seems to to a nice happy compromise. I've also found that exercise selection plays a big part.  I've dumped or cut back a lot of the small stuff.

[calfzilla]

How could anyone, especially a natural train 2 hours a day with any amount of intensity? 

[kyomu]

Yeah, I kind of was hinting at that. Everything I read says that after an hour your cortisol levels go up and it is just not very productive but I guess Kymou hasn't experienced that?

I used to believe it. But That problem solve mega protein intake.

[elite_lifter]

I don't go past 1.5 hours, too drained.