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How much time is enough time in gym? Help!

Figs318
Figs318 Posts: 67 Member
edited January 11 in Health and Weight Loss
Hello friends, this is just a quick question im hoping you guys/gals may be able to help me with. Due to my schedulre i only get to workout during my lunch hour. I usually get in a workout anywhere between 45-55 minutes. I do this 4-5 times a week. My question to you is, is this enough time to get a decent workout in. Keep in mind when i go to the gym i dont stop and people watch or waste time i go from workout to workout, from set to set. Is 45 minutes burning about 350-450 calories 4-5 times a week a good workout routine/schedule or should i be working out more? Thanks in advance guys.

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  • Mrs_Vad3r
    Mrs_Vad3r Posts: 28 Member
    What works for me is 45 minutes of cardio, and 15 minutes of weight lifting. I lose a big chunk of weight this summer working out this week.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Hard to say because it depends entirely upon what you're doing while in the gym. If you're doing a good routine consisting of heavy (for you) compound movements, 30 minutes three times a week could be more than enough. If you're screwing around doing one-legged bosu ball triceps kickbacks and supine Transylvanian preacher dumbbell curls with a 37-degree pronation 19 degrees into the movement, you could waste 10 hours a day in the gym 6 days a week and still get minimal (if any) results.
  • Figs318
    Figs318 Posts: 67 Member
    @Anvill Thats the thing when i go to the gym its not to socialize its simply to get SECKSY!!! LOL, but no really i dont screw around i go in there and do the excersize that i need to do and them im done. I just wanted to make sure that i wasnt kidding myself by only working out for about 45-55 mins.
  • Figs318
    Figs318 Posts: 67 Member
    @Monika That is what i do usually but i switch weights primarily one day with a little cardio and primarily cardio on the other day with a little weightlifting.
  • RepsnSets
    RepsnSets Posts: 805 Member
    I try to aim for 45-60 minutes of cardio and 45 minutes of lifting but at the moment Im hitting 30 minutes of cardio thanks to a leg injury
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