Strength training - how long does it take you?

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  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    Doing Jamie Eason's program, takes me about 50 minutes.
  • PBsMommy
    PBsMommy Posts: 1,166 Member
    I just started NROLFW and it takes me about 25-30 minutes with a minute rest between each set... That's not including any cardio I do along with the lifting. Of course I work out at home and never have to wait on squat rack or other equipment.....
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    I do body pump which is an hr 4x a week.. also throughout the day I do up to 1000 push ups.. Whenever I have a free second I jump down and do some PUs. I have found old fashioned push ups and sit ups will change your body fastest.

    Push ups are GREAT!!!

    ETA: mine are 35-45 mins
  • Betty_Canada
    Betty_Canada Posts: 85 Member
    Actual "workout" (Stronglifts 5x5 with some extra leg/core work as I am having trouble squatting due to knee issues) is probably about 45 minutes. I also do half an hour of cardio and about twenty minutes of stretching every time I work out (3x a week).

    -Betty-
  • 19kat55
    19kat55 Posts: 336 Member
    15 min warm up. Mondays is basically upper body and Wednesdays basically lower body for an hour with a trainer. Friday is full body designed by my trainer. Mondays and Wednesdays after lifting I do 30 minutes intense cardio, 10 minutes mid intensity and 5 cooldown. Fridays I either do the cardio again or if I'm feeling awesome and full of energy, I add to what the trainer gave me and do an additional hour on the strength training. Basically when I work out I'm in it for two hours..
  • bpmartyr
    bpmartyr Posts: 141
    Depends on programmed rest duration, intensity, volume etc. Currently doing a push/pull, 1 minute 15 second rest with 15 - 18 sets. That takes 35 minutes and 45 seconds.
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    Everybody's programs, rest periods, set/rep range differ. I do a upper/lower split and it takes me 50-60 mins/3x Week. I have no issue with spending an hour in the gym. And yes I go hard and don't chat it up. :)
  • MichaelBrewer2634
    MichaelBrewer2634 Posts: 91 Member
    It's all about the pump!!! Time really does not matter. :)
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    That sounds about right to me. My 4 workouts/week take 25-30 minutes each. If you lift hard you can get it done, unless you have to wait on equipment or you're chatting it up.

    I think it depends on what you're doing. Since I work one muscle group a day I try to hit as many parts of that muscle as possible which sometimes means 5 or 6 different exercises. Then if it's a leg day that's another 3-5 exercises depending on what I'm doing. Plus my rests in between.
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    I usually do five minutes on the treadmill as warmup then 5x10s on six to eight different workouts (a bicep/chest day, legs/abs day, triceps/shoulders day). It usually takes me about 75 or 80 minutes to do the full routine, with 60 sec rests between sets.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Full body, body weight work out, I'm done in 20-25 minutes. I like not having to spend much time.
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    I'm lifting 4 times per week, usually 30 - 45 min, with active rests.
  • zumbaforever
    zumbaforever Posts: 7,056 Member
    It depends on your goals. If you are wanting to gain some tone and a little strength you are doing great. If you want to be a world class body builder you are no where in the right realm. I am doing alot less now. But years ago I would do a couple of hours every day. I hit it hard and pushed myself. Did at least 1/2 hour of kickboxing just to warm up. I was HARD. Loved it. It is like anything, you get out of it what you put into it. Hope this helps.

    --Shelley
  • kitinboots
    kitinboots Posts: 589 Member
    It depends what I'm working on but I usually spend 1 to 2 hours at the gym. That's a 10 min warm up, my weights, sometimes cardio, then stretching.
    Yesterday was arms, which I do pretty quickly, then an hour on the treadmill. I was in and out in just under 2 hours.
    Today was legs, but I kept it short and then spent 20 min on the stairmaster and was out in 1 hour 10 min.
    If I didn't take my warm up and stretching so seriously and went without cardio I'd say I'd be done in 45 min.

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