How long do you workout for

[Barrett]

So how long do you workout for???

If you lift for over an hour and a half to two hours does this hurt muscle growth????

[Mon]

If I lift over an hour and a half, I feel tired, less energy to finish what has not been done, and not able to lift with much effort than I would at the beginning of a session. It's all different from person to person though on how one feels.

The only time anything hurts muscle growth is if you are not giving it your all and is tired/fatique doing that exercise or done too much of something. It all depends on how many exercises you are doing, sets, reps, and weight your using.

[Frank.S]

Max effort days ~ 1.5 - 2 hours.

other days around 1 hour.

Rest is my friend. Mind you, I train primarily for strength.

[Alcoholiday]

strongman days: 2-4 hours

oly days: 1 hour, 15 minutes

[fitzy21]

an hour to 1 1/2 hrs...

[MindPower]

About 45mins - 1hr

[Matthew]

Four hours, six days a week.

I do all isolation stuff, and four sets of everything, so it takes some time.

I also make sure that I rest 3 minutes between every set. This is important, it keeps fatigue from setting in and keeps you fresh even on your fourth set.

I hit two body parts a day. So monday I hit my chest, and I'll do incline bench, four sets, then flat bench, four sets, then decline bench, four sets, then some dumbbell flys, four sets, and then some cable flys to really finish off the pecs. This takes about 2 hours if you do it right.
Then I'll hit my calves. I'll do some standing raises, both feet, then some seated raises, both feet, then some standing raises one foot at a time, then some donkey raises one foot at a time. The donkey raises are really important, that's where all the growth comes from. The rest is for pure strength. I make sure I get at least 8 reps in, sometimes up to 12 if I'm feeling really studly that day. This should also take about two hours.

The next day I'll hit my back, and my quads. Then the day after that, my forearms and my hamstrings. Most guys ignore the hamstrings, but I think it's really important to work them. When you turn around to flex in the mirror, the girls behind/beside you are checking out your hamstrings, not your quads. Got to work them.
Then I'll do arms and abs the day after that. I do about 250 sit ups in a set, and repeat it a couple times. You'll really feel a burn after that.
The day after that I hit shoulders. It's really important to do your shoulder day after your arm day, this acts like a second workout for your arms, only less intense. Great for building big bi's/tri's.
The sixth day I just go in and practice my flexing routine in the mirror. You really want to get this down pat, or you won't impress any of the ladies on the treadmills. Practice makes perfect on this day. Never skip it!

[jvernacchio]

Lifting = about 1 hour 4x per week
Stretching = 30 minutes generally done right after I lift.

[RobLL]

One hour to an Hour and a quarter, a day of rest, sometimes two in between. I workout not quite to the point of exhaustion.

[Frank.S]

Originally Posted by Matthew

Four hours, six days a week.

I do all isolation stuff, and four sets of everything, so it takes some time.

I also make sure that I rest 3 minutes between every set. This is important, it keeps fatigue from setting in and keeps you fresh even on your fourth set.

I hit two body parts a day. So monday I hit my chest, and I'll do incline bench, four sets, then flat bench, four sets, then decline bench, four sets, then some dumbbell flys, four sets, and then some cable flys to really finish off the pecs. This takes about 2 hours if you do it right.
Then I'll hit my calves. I'll do some standing raises, both feet, then some seated raises, both feet, then some standing raises one foot at a time, then some donkey raises one foot at a time. The donkey raises are really important, that's where all the growth comes from. The rest is for pure strength. I make sure I get at least 8 reps in, sometimes up to 12 if I'm feeling really studly that day. This should also take about two hours.

The next day I'll hit my back, and my quads. Then the day after that, my forearms and my hamstrings. Most guys ignore the hamstrings, but I think it's really important to work them. When you turn around to flex in the mirror, the girls behind/beside you are checking out your hamstrings, not your quads. Got to work them.
Then I'll do arms and abs the day after that. I do about 250 sit ups in a set, and repeat it a couple times. You'll really feel a burn after that.
The day after that I hit shoulders. It's really important to do your shoulder day after your arm day, this acts like a second workout for your arms, only less intense. Great for building big bi's/tri's.
The sixth day I just go in and practice my flexing routine in the mirror. You really want to get this down pat, or you won't impress any of the ladies on the treadmills. Practice makes perfect on this day. Never skip it!

I suggest you add some pullovers in there, they make your ribcage bigger.

[gobbla]

1: Till I'm done

2: it depends

[Matthew]

Originally Posted by Frank.S

I suggest you add some pullovers in there, they make your ribcage bigger.

Thanks man!! That's exactly what I was missing!

[karky]

Str and power days are usually 1.5 hours. high rep day usually 1:15 or so, cardio day is usually 45 min or so.

[Mahler]

For as long as it takes. Make every minute count. It's not about quantity, but quality.

[sport billy]

I try to stay under 1 hour. You have to be carefull not to enter a catabolic state. When you train you break down mucle when you rest you build mucle. Ofcourse everybody is different.

[Phaedrus49er]

Actual work time, rarely more than an hour. Add warm-up and any for-fun stuff after, and it might become 1:15-1:30 tops.

[GG300]

30 minutes of cardio 6 days a week followed by 45 minutes to an hour of lifting 4 days a week and 30 to 45 minutes of core work the other 2 days.

[jsm27]

I can hit two hours easy. If you count foam rolling, movement preparation, activation and pre-hab stuff. That alone is about 20 minutes. I dont feel that getting close to 2 hours is a big deal, since a lot of that is warm-up and prep, and a lot of stretching on the back end of the workout.

[Aiken Steve]

My twice-a-week strength routines are running about an hour. Any longer than that and I start to run out of steam and my form suffers. I usually limit my two cardio workouts to about 30 minutes, and my two Yoga routines run about 55 minutes.