I`ve been training for a while now but since I`ve started a new job working from 6am to 6pm its hard to get time to train. Soon as I`m into the house, its get a snack and out to training, don`t usually get back till 8:15pm then make dinner and off to bed. Plus this means I don`t fit in as many meals as I`d like to. What do you guys do and how long does it take you to do your workout?

 

i usually take about 90-120mins including shower etc afterwards

say im doing shoulders and tri's, i'll do about 5 seperate exercises for each muscle group. ie. 5 exercises for shoulders, 5 for tri's.

you can cut down time in the gym by cutting down recorvery times between exercises. instead of sitting around between sets get straight on with it, this also gives you 'the burn' that you might not get when sitting about recovering for ages inbetween sets.

 

Yeah, thats what i`ve been doing now, I started a new gym, where all the seriously big fellas go from here, its only now that I`ve been training properly. I used to go with a set amount of things to do in a routine but now I turn up and whatever nite it is eg shoulders and tri`s as per tonight, I do as much as I can till I`m wrecked then go home. No set routine, it works better I think. How long you been training foreverwhite?

 

It depends on how comfortable you are with intensity. I can do a bodypart in 20mins and my work outs are never longer than 45 mins.

Experiment, but if you go heavy and intense make sure you warm up properly!!

 

ive been training natural for 3 years, on the juice for a total of 5 months (2 x 10 week cycles)

 

I have been getting up at 6am for around 8 weeks now.

At the gym for 6.45am for an hour and 15 mins, then in the shower and changed for work at around 8.15-8.30am.

This is a great time to train and there is nothing stopping us, no shopping, no kids to pick up, no TV etc, just getting used to up early (in the dark doh) and off the train.

My pics will be up shortly if I dare.

 

Anything over 1 hour training imo is too much and can have a catabolic effect on your muscles ie: your body runs out of fuel after 1 hour and starts to call upon its own reserves - your muscles!! So if you train for 2 hours you'll have wasted your time

 

It all depends on the breaks between stes though, there are guys at my gym who are just quick at going through their sets, I like to take a bit of time. Each to their own I suppose.

 

depending on what day i'm at the gym or what body parts i'm training I can get my workout done in under 1 hour everytime with rest periods not exceeding 90 secs between sets.

I'm about to change my routine again but i'll still make sure I do it in under the hour.

 

Foeverwhite have you put on much size since going on the gear?

 

Try high intensity circuit training.
A set of weights followed by a 30-40 sec run on the treadmill (set treadmiil before starting and leave running) and straight back into another set of weights. This can be difficult in a gym so you may have to go at quiet times.
Alternatively just do a weights circuit with little or no rest between opposing sets.
It's hard work but gives you a good blast in a short space of time.
Intensity is often overlooked in training but huge gains can be made with this type of training.