How long to stay in the gym...

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11-23-2005, 04:38 PM
spittin' 'n cussin'

How long to stay in the gym...

Just another thing I've wondered what other people do. I usually am there for 1.5-2 hours depending on what im working and how crowded it is. But i do rest a little longer than most people so im not going hard the whole time, just for 8 reps at a time. ive read threads about cortisol doing something after 47 minutes, whats that?

my buddy always thought i was over training but we took a look at arnolds bb encyclopedia and it says that overtraining in arnolds eyes is like 3-4 hours a day!

how long do yall stay in the gym?
11-23-2005, 04:57 PM
lucabratzi

im usually there for 1.5 never longer....my gym is usually empty and i take about 1 to 1.5 mins brakes. i base overtraining on how many sets u do...
11-23-2005, 08:32 PM
Pinnacle

I'm in the gym 45-60 minutes.I blast the muscle that I'm working that day real hard ,then get out an eat,rest.....GROW!!

~Pinnacle~
11-23-2005, 09:07 PM
chest6

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Originally Posted by Pinnacle

I'm in the gym 45-60 minutes.I blast the muscle that I'm working that day real hard ,then get out an eat,rest.....GROW!!

~Pinnacle~

arent you forgetting another thing.. :wg:
11-23-2005, 09:52 PM
Pinnacle

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Originally Posted by chest6

arent you forgetting another thing.. :wg:

Like what?

~Pinnacle~
11-24-2005, 12:02 AM
Blown_SC

Usually around an hour... depending on rest periods.
11-24-2005, 01:53 AM
znak

I am in for one hour and fifteen minutes including warm up and abs 3x a week.
11-24-2005, 03:05 AM
S.P.G

bc, tri, 30-45 mins,

other b/p hour - hour -15 mins tops.
11-24-2005, 03:09 AM
Xtralarg

Usually no more than an hour.
11-24-2005, 03:13 AM
S.P.G

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Originally Posted by spittin' 'n cussin'

my buddy always thought i was over training but we took a look at arnolds bb encyclopedia and it says that overtraining in arnolds eyes is like 3-4 hours a day!
how long do yall stay in the gym?

You can’t go by what Arnold, or any other pro says, there genetics are super human and are highly drug assisted, it like looking through the latest flex magazine and following ronnie colemans routine thinking your going to look like him, it ant going to happen.
11-24-2005, 04:05 AM
sputnik

should there be a difference between how long one is at the gym and how long one spends time training? I ask this because some just simply spend time at the gym and could halve the time they are there.

I never take longer than 1:15. Not becase I time it, but simply cause I just get through my training and never sit down. At the moment I take about 50mins.

One thing I'e picked up from reading about olympic weightlifters, or at least the Europeans, is that they never sit down but just get through their training.
11-24-2005, 10:25 AM
spittin' 'n cussin'

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Originally Posted by S.P.G

You can’t go by what Arnold, or any other pro says, there genetics are super human and are highly drug assisted, it like looking through the latest flex magazine and following ronnie colemans routine thinking your going to look like him, it ant going to happen.

you mean i cant just buy the book and be big overnight?
11-24-2005, 10:34 AM
S.P.G

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Originally Posted by spittin' 'n cussin'

you mean i cant just buy the book and be big overnight?

:lol: thats what im saying...