How much time do you dedicate to lifting?

viglet
viglet Posts: 299 Member
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ATM, I don't have a gym membership. I do most of my workouts at home or outdoors. Unfortunately, I don't have the space it would require to lift at home, so the gym really does seem like my only option.

I see a lot of people saying they workout for 1.5 hours/ 5 times a week at the gym and I just don't have the time to do that.

So, I'm just curious how much time a week do most people dedicate to lifting?
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  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    4 days/week for an hour each time. Strictly lifting. Any cardio outside of that is just a bonus for me.
  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    40-60 mins, 5 days week :happy:
  • lawlorka
    lawlorka Posts: 484 Member
    I joined the gym specifically so I could start weight training, and I lift 3 times a week for about an hour or so.

    Now that the weather is bad I use the gym for cardio too so I'm there 6 days a week, but in the good weather I ran outdoors so would only have been using the gym 3 days.

    Personally, with the results I've been seeing - the membership fee is worth it even if I was only going for the 3 days
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    30 min of pure lifting 3-4 times a week. I stay active on the weekend with hiking, but that's it.
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
    What are your goals? You may find bodyweight exercises will give you all the strength and development that you want and be able to do all of this in around 30-45 minutes per day at home.
  • Taterpoof
    Taterpoof Posts: 416 Member
    Depends on what muscle group i'm working, but typically 1.5 hours 4-5 days a week. Hockey the other 2 days.
  • lorigem
    lorigem Posts: 446 Member
    60-80 minutes 3 times per week. I do compound lifts rather than isolated. Seems to work better for me at the moment.
  • angie007az
    angie007az Posts: 406 Member
    None. Perhaps I should but right now I just do the treadmill.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    As a beginner, you could do 3x6 of bench, deads and squats twice a week for 30-50 minutes per session...
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    20-30 minutes 3-4 times a week.
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  • viglet
    viglet Posts: 299 Member
    What are your goals? You may find bodyweight exercises will give you all the strength and development that you want and be able to do all of this in around 30-45 minutes per day at home.

    Well I want to look hot obviously LOL

    Right now I do a mix of elliptical, jogging, zumba and at least 2 or 3 times a week I do fitnessblender toning videos.
  • UCSMiami
    UCSMiami Posts: 97 Member
    ATM, I don't have a gym membership. I do most of my workouts at home or outdoors. Unfortunately, I don't have the space it would require to lift at home, so the gym really does seem like my only option.

    I see a lot of people saying they workout for 1.5 hours/ 5 times a week at the gym and I just don't have the time to do that.

    So, I'm just curious how much time a week do most people dedicate to lifting?

    Weightlifting? 4 to 5 times per 1 week at about 1 hour per session. Can be longer if I have to wait for equipment to free up
    Running? 2 to 1 time per week at 1 hour minimum.

    You can do quite a bit to be fit where you currently are-home and outdoors. Look up bodyweight workout of the day after googling those key words. Look into craigslist for inexpensive weights.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    I'm with you! I do Chalean Extreme and the lifting videos (3X per week) are 35 minutes each. I do 2 days of cardio, which are also under an hour. Gets the job done for me!
  • danimalkeys
    danimalkeys Posts: 982 Member
    My lifting workouts take 60-70 minutes 3x a week. Then I do 3x a week of cardio for 30-45mins each.
  • viglet
    viglet Posts: 299 Member
    ATM, I don't have a gym membership. I do most of my workouts at home or outdoors. Unfortunately, I don't have the space it would require to lift at home, so the gym really does seem like my only option.

    I see a lot of people saying they workout for 1.5 hours/ 5 times a week at the gym and I just don't have the time to do that.

    So, I'm just curious how much time a week do most people dedicate to lifting?

    Weightlifting? 4 to 5 times per 1 week at about 1 hour per session. Can be longer if I have to weight for equipment to free up
    Running? 2 to 1 time per week at 1 hour minimum.

    You can do quite a bit to be fit where you currently are-home and outdoors. Look up bodyweight workout of the day after googling those key words. Look into craigslist for inexpensive weights.

    I do body weight workouts though some videos on fitnessblender. Is that enough to compensate for lifting?
  • UCSMiami
    UCSMiami Posts: 97 Member
    I wrote a long answer and then the site indicated down for maintenance. Hehehe

    The workouts at fitnessblender remind me of the cardio boot camp course I did over the summer. It was a grueling fast paced course and would leave me afterwards both sore and drenched in sweat. What are you experiencing in terms of results from the workouts thus far? Do you like how you feel? Feel an increase in overall health and stamina?

    You can supplement and simulate weight work with body weight in the form of pushups, squats, lunges, dips(from a chair or bench), etc.

    http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/body-weight-exercises

    For real tough there is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnjb8Hx76u8
  • juliewatkin
    juliewatkin Posts: 764 Member
    90 to 120 minutes 3 times per week. However, I built a gym in my basement so it's not super inconvenient.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    45 min, twice a week.
  • just_Jennie1
    just_Jennie1 Posts: 1,233
    5 days a week for 60-70 minutes depending on what I'm doing.
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    30-40 minutes, 2-4 times per week.

    A good workout can easily happen in 20-30 minutes. Most people don't need to spend nearly as much time workout out as they do.

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  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    My lifting (which is most of what I do) is about 60-80 minutes 4 times a week.
  • p4ulmiller
    p4ulmiller Posts: 588 Member
    Research Stronglifts 5x5: 30 mins 3x per week.
  • Huffdogg
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    3x per week for 60-120 minutes, depending on what kind of time I have available and how much overtime I've been working. Minimum of 3 hours a week tho.
  • stumblinthrulife
    stumblinthrulife Posts: 2,558 Member
    Three days a week. Time spent per workout is mostly decided by my rest periods. If I hit all my reps easily then 90 second rest periods mean I can be in and out in 30 minutes. If I hit them, but it's tough, then three minute rests make it more like 45 to 60 minutes. If it's a bad day and I'm missing reps then five minute rest periods can extend it to 90 minutes.
  • cookiealbright
    cookiealbright Posts: 605 Member
    Once or twice a week for 20 minutes.
  • samco66
    samco66 Posts: 126 Member
    i just started about a month ago but i spend 30mins lifting and 30mins running/ walking. i do that 5 days a week.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    About an hour, three times a week. Though it's actually been a little more lately, maybe 1.5 hours including warmups.
  • millionairesstv
    millionairesstv Posts: 55 Member
    I lift 3 times per week using dumbbell 1.9 kg doing 3 reps of 15 dumdbell shoulder press squats.
  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
    4-5 days a week, 45-60 minutes each trip

    I try to sneak in 20 minutes of HIIT cardio in about 2 or 3 of those days

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