How long do you spend in the gym per session?

[SuitAndTie]

How long do you spend in the gym for every day that you go? How many days do you go per week and what training exercises do you mainly work on? What is your main reason for going to the gym?

Also, for anyone who goes to the gym to tone up, do you work on all areas of your body every time you go or do you have certain days dedicated to working out particular muscle groups?

[front2back]

When I train on my own I go about 30 minutes of lifting weights and maybe 15 of core/conditioning exercises. If I have a partner it could increase to 45 minutes or an hour instead of 30. In a perfect world I would lift 5-6 times a week but I have to stick with 3 for now until I reach adulthood and can buy memberships.

I have a 3 day plan with options for each.

(1) DAY - Upperbody

-Bench press regular, bench press "close" grip, incline (3x3 or 4x4 or 3x5 or rarely 4x5+)

-If I did incline, I would do DB bench next. If I did bench of any sort, I would do DB incline next (3 or 4x5)

-Shoulder press, either regular or "behind the neck" (2x5)

-Row, either inverted or upright. (3x5)

-Curls or pullups (2x6 / 2x8)

-Something other that I come up with.

(2) DAY - Lower body

-Regular back squats, box squats (as in sitting on the box) or front squats (3x5, 4x5 or 4x3)

-Lunges straight, 45 degree and lateral (3x5 each leg)

-Hyper-extension or SLDL (2x6)

-Box step ups (3x5 each leg)

-Box jumps or calf raises (3x10)

-Bent over row (2x8)

(3) DAY - Back and more!

-Power cleans, hang cleans or rack cleans (4x3)

-Deadlifts (2x4)

-Snatch (2x5)

-Jump squats with DB (3x5)

-Barbell row (2x5)

-Anything else I come up with.

I go to the gym to become stronger, strength (both core and muscular) is important in my sports (Football and Wrestling). I am there to train and because going to the gym is one of the FEW things I am good at AND enjoy. I use heavy weight with light sets and light reps. This way I'm going hard but not exhausting myself.

[Theguyoverthere]

90 min 5 days a week and every so often I'll throw in a 6th day of short cardio.

I do a "push, pull, legs" split.

Push day is chest, triceps, and shoulders.

Pull day is back, biceps, and traps,

Leg day is quads, glutes, hamstrings, and calves.

I do abs kinda randomly at the end of certain days.

[iluvchewbucca]

2 hours/Day 6 days a week!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

I'll go Sunday if I missed out during the week.

AB and Cardio exercises every single day.

Monday LEG DAY (which means all my lower half, hamstrings, glutes, thighs, etc...)

Tuesday ARM DAY (which means all my upper half, chest, triceps, biceps, etc..)

Wednesday leg day.. etc

Thursday arm day.. etc...

AND SO ON!

Main reason for going to the gym is to be healthy and to look like Wow!

[Nana_4]

I used to go to the gym 2x's a day for one hour-2 hour/session. I started working out when I was 8.

I was recently diagnosed with exercise-bulimia, and had to cut back. It was extremely hard, but I was told it was hurting me. These days I work out 4-6x's a week for 1-2 hours ONCE a day.

When I work out, I do cardio for at LEAST 35 minutes, and weights/circuit for the remaining. I use every machine when I work out. I do workout different muscles for different days, but I do mix up my routine.

[RedSmartie]

Usually between an hour and an hour and a half. I go three times per week. Two times I take a class that does core work and rotations, the third time I go in by myself and alternate between cardio and weightlifting. I'd go more often, but I use my school's gym (I can't afford a real gym membership) and it's not open on the weekends or during classes.

[Anonymous]

3-5 times a week-generally end up going 4 times, but I aim for 5 and on a bad week only make it 3 times.

i spend between 45-70 min there. generally do interval training with cardio machines.on different days I do different machines. I alternate between treadmill, elliptical, stair machines, and bike.

then at home I do leg lifts, side exercises, and stomach toning exercises (calisthenics and light weights) 3-4 times a week (Every other day), but this only takes less than 20 minutes.

[MaskofInsanity]

40-60 minutes, 4-5 times a week.

I spend more time when I'm doing cardio, but usually only about 40 minutes if I'm doing weights (which I try do at least twice a week).

My main reasons for going to the gym are for fitness and aesthetic reasons.

[guitar903]

45 mins, then basketball afterward for about 2 hours. Two-day rotation with days off when needed.

Day one:

Chest---Bench Press, dumbbell press, inclined bench, declined bench, chest flys

Shoulders---Military Press Dumbbell, military press bar

Triceps---extensions, narrow grip bench, reverse grip bench

Day two:

Biceps---Hammer curl, curl bar, dumbbell curl

Back---Lateral Pull Down, Deadlifts

Legs---Squats, leg extensions, leg curl, calf raises.

[DanteSparda]

45 min max..because at the end of 45 min you have high adrenal hormones and GH levels in your body.

if your workout is longer than one hour it'll only results as over training.

[ricke92m3]

Not true at all.

[DanteSparda]

@ricke92m3 - Check Greg Plitt's blog on his site dude

[523206720]

I try to exercise at least 45 minutes. If I can last longer I will got one hour to 1.5 hours. If I only go 45 minutes or less I feel like I'm cheating myself.

[T-shirtsandkneehighs]

I go everyday for about three hours, I'm usually on:

- leg press

-cross trainer

-stepper

-treadmill

- or just doing squats and curls with kettle weights

Most days I focus more on my core. some days only my legs and barely ever my arms

[THE_Godfather]

I too spend about 90 minutes 6 days a week.

I work one major muscle group per week.

To try to stay limber & somewhat good looking.

[30YearOldVirgin]

Usually 3 days a week for about an hour at a time.

Mon, Wed, Fri

Then Tues, Thurs, and Sat the next week.

And I switch back and forth every week.

[Cookie1995]

never more than 90 min 5 times a week and one specific 60-90 min cardio session

[Anonymous]

i am trying to go 7 days a week and about and hr and half depends on the workouts I am doing!

[Anonymous]

About 60 minutes usually.

[Anonymous]

90 minutes, 7 days per week.

[Anonymous]

like one hour or 2