going to gym

I used to do that and I wasn't losing any weight. I finally asked my personal trainer as to why I wasn't losing weight. He told me I was over working my muscles and not letting them rest. He also stated Its not how long your at the gym, Its about the proper exercises. He put me on a schedule for every other day for no longer than 1.5 hrs (since 1 hour was used for cardio. I have a family history of heart disease). He was right! I lost a lot of weight. Good luck with your weight loss journey

No. I used to think 1.5 hours was good, though sometimes I'd be in there farting around for 2 hours. Now I'm always trying to get in and out in an hour, except on my heavy leg day.

I used to think I would need to go to the gym for a couple of hours to make any progress. However I'm in and out when doing weights in an hour as I utilise the time I have and make the most of it. I find myself progressing a lot more with a shorter more focused workout. If I'm hitting cardio then it will be longer.

lazeydazey wrote: »

Thanks for all the responses. I've been going to the gym almost daily and doing cardio when I go. I have a trainer that I hired and I see him once or twice a week for 25 minutes a visit. Should I be doing the other programs that he gave me on other days that I go or should it be all cardio one day and resistance training the other days. IF this makes sense at all.

You can do a bit of cardio on your resistance training days. I don't know your program, but with heavy lifting you might not want to do HIIT afterward.