Workout length ?

[catfish]

A friend of mine told me that if you want to put on size, working out any longer than 45 minutes a session is counter productive. Is this true? My normal workout goes anywhere from 1.5-2 hours 3 times a week...

[warchild]

not true, depends on how your working out. i agree that 2 hrs can be excessive though

[FireGuy]

You can work out long or you can work out hard. I agree with your friend, if you are working out for longer than 45 minutes your intensity is lacking.

[FREAK]

im in and out in a hr

[j4ever41]

i try to keep mine to 1 hr sometimes i go over by 15 minutes.

[stpete]

not true, depends on how your working out. i agree that 2 hrs can be excessive though

I agree. What does your workout look like? 1 bodypart per day? 2 bodyparts?

[Older lifter]

All i can say is that after 45mins - 1 hour i am knackered, the muscle group for that day has been brought to failure totally...... i could not get much more from a workout and i can tell you the muscles are sore the next day..

[I_Want_Abs]

Depends on how you are working out...

When i train each muscle twice a week my sessions go for about 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 hours

Training everything once a week they go for 1 - 1 1/2 hours

I use to believe that anything over an hour was going over board until i changed the way i train which ment longer sessions in the gym and since then i have grown more in the last 3-4 months than i have in the last year!

[catfish]

Thanks for all the replies

[green22]

If ya in there for 2 hrs then you talking to much or taking to long a breaks between sets. Im in and out in an hour to hr 15 min.

[DSM4Life]

Everyone says 45 mins and its a good starting place. The fact is that everyone is different so if you go a little over that you should be fine but you better make sure your diet and nutrition is on point to help aid in recovery.

2 hrs is too long in my opinion. Within 2 hrs i normally get in my workout and cardio.

[Dias_x]

I do 1 body part in about 40 minutes

1.5-2 hours training is possible if you're doing 2 body parts and the gym is busy.

[AdamGH]

45-60 minutes should be plenty of time. please tell us what your weekly routine is with exercises sets/reps. whats your goals as well.