Thread: How much time is too much time at the gym

around the hour mark cortisol starts to be released at higher levels.

But you need to train however long you need to get the job done. if your diet is good you'll grow, if you supplement your training time you'll be fine

I agree with trapzilla. If your programming is reasonable, your session duration will fall into place.

How much time is too much time at the gym....


More than 2 hours.

About 1 and 15 min, including 45 cardio..

i coulnt get anything done in a hour 15

Originally Posted by millertime

i coulnt get anything done in a hour 15

My bad, I meant 1:45 min.. Typo (Don't see an edit button)

I never stay longer than an hour, I am eating no later than 59 mins after my workout starts. when im cutting im in there for about 30 min

Originally Posted by millertime

i coulnt get anything done in a hour 15

then you are bullshitting around in the gym or you are trying to do too much.

Originally Posted by Gissurjon

then you are bullshitting around in the gym or you are trying to do too much.

Or maybe he's doing high volume or a powerlifting style workout or OL style.

Thats an opinion based on your results and it is laughable to hear you say that because someone can't stick to your time frame.

Please Bro! your telling me Derek Poundstone is "bullshitting around"? pfft get a grip.

I train for a minimum of 2hours and ya know what brah? i don't talk, or rest longer than a minute tops, so am i "bullshitting around"? err nah.

i'd bury you under my speed guaranteed! you'd be flagging after the second exercise!

think before you judge brah!

I can normally get it done in about an hour. No cardio just straight lifting.

Guess that would also depend on your splits. If your only doing one body part a day I could see getting out of there in 45 min to an hour with 10 min cardio warm up. But who's doing that, most guy are doing at least 2 muscle groups. I will say thought i was doing a full body HIT last year and was out in an hour and fifteen with 10 min warm up.

about 45 min is where i am at..normally i dont do any cardio though..

The disregard for cardio is apalling.

Cardio is a seperate beast Hated and in my opinion should be done after BCAAs to prevent catabolism. particularly after a long session.

If I'm doing cardio I do swimming for 45 minutes and do it on my non workout days. It's a bitch but gets the job done.

I would say that you should listen to your body. I know that I spend more time than most do, but you have got to do what you need to in order to get the job done.

no less than 2 hours for me

i usually never stay longer than 90 minutes i just don't have the time for more than that...that being said, when my dad use to lift he would be there for 4 to 6 hours sometimes. when he was at his strongest he was 5'8" 205lbs with a 675 squat and deadlift for 2

For me it takes about 1 hour and half to get the job done. That includes working my abs or calf's and resting about 60 to 90 seconds between sets.

45 minutes with 60-90 seconds between sets and working out by myself.

Going solo = less than an hour
1 partner = about an hour
2 partners = just over an hour

No cardio.

For ballpark, around an hr for lifting, adjusting for the wt / volume you're doing (e.g. heavy squat day, may need some longer recovery time) or how busy it is in the gym or if you're just being a social butterfly. Then add on whatever you're doing for cardio. Usually 2 hrs is about max for me.

yea i dont see how people can get everthing done in undera hour weights rest abbs cardio and then i tan in the gym and somtimes like to get in the sauna steam room etc.hard for me to do everything i need to do takes about 3 hours some times which is way to long i do have a life but i do want to look good all so it is tuff for me for sure.

I don't think tanning and steam room time count lol.

Originally Posted by BIGBEN2011

yea i dont see how people can get everthing done in undera hour weights rest abbs cardio and then i tan in the gym and somtimes like to get in the sauna steam room etc.hard for me to do everything i need to do takes about 3 hours some times which is way to long i do have a life but i do want to look good all so it is tuff for me for sure.

All that just to look good? Wow, sheesh.

I love to lift, and if I had the time I would lift even more. I usually spend 1.5-2 hours in the gym each morning including a 20 min cardio session PWO, but I incorporate a lot of volume in my routine. If you are just starting out, you should be able to get the job done in an hour or so.

Originally Posted by trapzilla

Or maybe he's doing high volume or a powerlifting style workout or OL style.

Thats an opinion based on your results and it is laughable to hear you say that because someone can't stick to your time frame.

Please Bro! your telling me Derek Poundstone is "bullshitting around"? pfft get a grip.

I train for a minimum of 2hours and ya know what brah? i don't talk, or rest longer than a minute tops, so am i "bullshitting around"? err nah.

i'd bury you under my speed guaranteed! you'd be flagging after the second exercise!


think before you judge brah!

Originally Posted by millertime

i coulnt get anything done in a hour 15

He couldn't get ANYTHING done in an hour and 15 min.

tune down the roid rage and focus when you read

by the way, Derek Poundstone is juiced to the max, but you already know that don't you

Who has time to work out for two hours?

Say you are even doing high volume - so let's say 24 sets total:

24 sets at max of 4s/rep x 10 reps (average) = 16 minutes.
Rest between sets 60-120 s = 24-48 minutes, and two minutes is a REALLY long time for rest between sets if you are doing high volume.

So it's realistic to say 45 mins lifting and then if you tack on 30 mins of cardio and get changed it would take 90 minutes.

Most people I see at the gym for two hours are the ones sitting around between sets chatting, on their phones taking 5 minute rest breaks or wandering around looking for a hot girl to lift beside. What a waste of time.