I don't know why but I absolutely love the stairclimber. I'm currently doing 14.25 miles a day, early mornings before work.
For whatever reason it just works for me. I've noticed that it helps a miracles for my stress levels. It's actually more to do with my mental health then my physical health.
I used to have this good routine where I did the treadmill, if I was really stiff, I'd do the rope machine before. Play some basketball to kind of cool off a little while keeping it moving.
Chest machine, squat press, bicep curl, reverse curl for my forearms. Some kettle bell exercises which were usually different versions of getting up and sitting down a bunch of times, then I'd do some isometrics and kinda dick around trying to make up exercises that target stuff I don't normally think to hit. One of my favorites was taking a kettle bell and crossing it through my legs and around my back. Totally made my lower back pain disappear. Some push-ups sprinkled in there. Then I'd finish off with maybe 30 min to an hour of basketball which at that point I was terrible at shooting because my arms were so shot 😂
I wish my current gym had a court.
I do a 50 minute HIIT session using either a stationary bike, stair climber or elliptical trainer. Then I lift for another 50 minutes. I try to superset two or three body parts. I use free weights and an assisted dip/ pull up machine and other mac hines.
I used to be military, where I spent 3 hours at the gym daily to be fit for. Nowadays I spend anywhere from 3 to 5 hours at the gym every 2nd day. Advantages of being an executive of a business & starting your own business on top, you set your own hours.
Anyway
Cardio, weights, repeat.
Like an hour on cardio, 30 minutes on weight doing things like 30 reps 325lb leg presses, etc.
And yes I am a born woman, my dad's Scot-German and built like a tank hasn't gone to a gym in 50 years & still physically strong though he was a politician.
3 to 5 hours at the gym is overwhelmingly too much. 1 hour is enough.
@artgorgeous Nope, not even close. Come back when you can spend 5-8 hours hiking in the Rocky Mountains and then we'll talk about what's overwhelming.
hiking is not a workout. These are different things.
@artgorgeous ROFL. Do you know what the Rockies are? 3000 foot climbs are certainly not general run of the mill hikes, not to mention rock climbing, etc. Like said come back when you can actually be active.
What are you trying to prove? If you're spending time like 3 to 5 hour in a gym you either:
- a professional bodybuilder on steroids
- wasting your time and do large and unreasonable resting intervals in between sets
- don't do actual workout.
I've been training for years. One thing I can say, If i was training for 3 hours at gym at the intensity i did, i would get overtrained in one month and had to recover for a long period of time. Women are often lazy at gyms unless they are professional bodybuilders.
@artgorgeous I'm not trying to prove anything. ROFL. You are the inferior small ego man who teeny weeny little ego was insulted by the fact that a woman - a complete stranger at that - can work out for more than you can pray for.
Obvious by your rude, ignorant comment about "women are often lazy at gym".
Was the part about being former military & thus being very physically fit for the military too much for you to comprehend? Then there's the fact that I grew up in the Rockies AND Europe where people are far more active than the land whales of America.
Your understanding of a workout is completely different from mine. I always trained until a muscle failure at least 3 sets of each excercise. This and one hour of training for a natural bodybuilder is enough to get gains and lose fat. If more - you will do more harm to your body than good. Ask anyone, and they will confirm my words.
@artgorgeous You're not working out - you're causing yourself harm and why you can't do anything beyond minimal.
@artgorgeous Learn how to work out properly, tiny ego. You are causing yourself harm by "training until muscle failure" and why you can't do anything beyond basics. Gym rats like you think you're special when... reality is... a farmer with a pot belly has more endurance & physical strength than you because he works out properly for 4 to 8 hours a day on a farm.
Oh I see, strong and independent woman trying to show off and prove she is stronger than men 😁
You dont understand how physiology works. It's not about time spent during workout. It's about the intensity, nutrition and rest. And rest is one of the key important factors in fitness. If you do one of these things incorrectly, you are training in a wrong way.
@artgorgeous ROFL. No sweetie. I am not trying to show off you pathetic small dicked man. You are the one thinking I am because you're inferior.
Like I said you have a teeny weeny ego and as said a pot bellied farmer who wrestles with 500+ lbs cattle could wipe the floor with uneducated gym rats like you without breaking a sweat.
@artgorgeous by the way what's the heaviest dumbbell you can lift, heaviest bench press, & how many pushups can you do on your fingertips.
Why are you trying to insult me? It will not work. As you can see I never insulted you, however, it is you who already start insulting me several times. Something has triggered you, probably because you know you are a liar. Because you dont know anything about workouts that is why you randomly picked 3 to 5 hours. Look at you. It is you who hide under noname avatar and try to insult people.
@artgorgeous I'm insulting you because just WHY did you have to harass & bother me except for the fact you have an inferiority complex. Pathetic that you are.
And no sweetie since you're too stupid to comprehend what I am saying - about being ex military WHERE YOU NEED TO BE FIT YOU RETARD - and growing up in an ACTIVE DEMANDING ENVIROMENT - I am not lying.
@artgorgeous Why are you bothering someone who is European? Europeans are physically much stronger than Americans because they have to be. Do you think some obese American who walks around New York can compete with a European who has to walk 10-15 kms a day during their youth for school?
No wonder why you were fired from military. They need people who follow and obey orders, which you weren't.
@artgorgeous And it typically isn't 10-15 kms on smooth pavement where the only strenous activity is a cramp because forgot to stretch properly but up and down on oftentimes unpaved dirt roads in some of the smaller villages in countries like Spain, Italy, Germany, France and even the UK.
@artgorgeous "No wonder why you were fired from military. They need people who follow and obey orders, which you weren't."
No I wasn't fired. I joined at 18, retired as an officer at 32 with a nice pension. And yes your American military needs brain;ess cannon fodder. Good thing I wasn't a soldier. Do TRY to educate yourself.
Oops, except I am not American... you see how you just embarrass yourself
@artgorgeous Here's a question for you as someone else - why did you start harassing @SakuraBlossoms87 about her exercising? For all you know she takes 3 hours to exercise because she is building endurance or recovering from an injury which takes longer. Like what is your problem?
Я вважаю, що це тобі варто трохи навчитися розмовляти з людьми, а не одразу на них нападати і намагатися їх принизити, не знаючи хто вони насправді. Тобі 36 років і життя тебе мало чому озумному навчило.
@artgorgeous The irony of your comment when you were nasty, ignorant & rude to the poster originally is comical. As I asked WHY did you have to attack the poster about her exercise time for all you know she is building endurance or recovering from an injury which takes longer. What is your problem?
@AshViper Your prejudice on my comment that it was an attack is wrongful. It was a sincere advise to a person who is doing wrong. But since you and her got my sincere advice as an insult, it tell a lot about what kind of persons are you. And by the way I'm not sure right now I am talking to two different persons. This was my last reply, I'm not willing to continue since it does not make sence.
Tbh, to each their own and that, personally I'd go somewhere in the middle. With 5 mins rest for heavy strength training that is only 12 sets an hour. It really depends on how you work out for the rest of the week, and indeed, half of training is rest. If you work out every single day then obviously your output should be less than if you work out 3-4 days a week.
@artgorgeous "3 to 5 hours at the gym is overwhelmingly too much. 1 hour is enough." is your initial response which is nothing more than an attack saying that Sakura is wrong WITHOUT asking WHY she is doing 3 to 5 hours. As I said she can have many reasons WHY she is doing 3 to 5 hours & if you were an actually decent person --- which you proved you are NOT by this comment "Women are often lazy at gyms unless they are professional bodybuilders." --- you'd ask not attack her.
@Levin Exactly. There can be many reasons why @SakuraBlossoms87 is exercising 3 - 5 hours a day. People with injuries, as example, put in far less effort than someone who is physically fit and that could explain why she is spending the time frame. ... I mean if someone wants to spend a mere 30 minutes at a gym or even less nobody cares it's they're to do.
@AshViper Aye, to each and own and that. tbh after a few hours I'd expect to see diminishing returns, but hey, these things are complex and if people are genuinely interested they should ask the questions and find out about that person, what makes them tick. Anyway, I have some rather delicious dark chocolate that I need to finish off.
I vary my workouts daily, I do weights, stepper, rower, I run, ride a bicycle, do yoga, gymnastics, dance, tennis and I swim a lot. I try to vary the different types to keep trim, tight, flexible and strong without getting a "muscular" look, but a more toned, athletic look.
Opinion
18Opinion
I am usually up around 4:30 AM, I have five machines at home. I then head out for a 3 km run or a 15 km bike ride. Get home and head to the office.
At night, I tend to do outdoor work. Last night I split and piled 5 cord of wood. The night before, I re-piled about 50 to sixty boulders underwater around my dock/crib.
Been on the same routine the last 4 months. 5x a week when I'm not traveling
- 5:00 AM wakeup
- 5:30 Meditate
- 6:00 20 minutes staircases
- 6:20 Make exactly 70 jump shots
7:00 - Run 5 sets of lines
7:30 - Bench Incline Flys
8:00 bi or Tri's Shoulder Press Front row
8:20 10 minutes in steam room
8:30 Shower
9:00 Head to office.
I grew up on farmland in Scotland - the land where men who throw small trees for fun. My father, brother & 2 cousins compete in the Highland Games by the way.
My usual workout is whatever strikes my fancy. I don't have a routine, don't need one. I'm a natural mesomorph
I walk 20 minutes most days and when I'm not lazy I split my workouts to 3 days. Legs, back, chest. Biceps and shoulders I either do exercises that include with back and chest or do an extra day of. I change up my excercises for all regularly.
My favorites are biceps with dumbbells and leg extensions.
my favorite day is leg day 10-15mins warmup on the treadmill then stuff like squat 170lbs 8x4 sets, Bulgarian split squats, some leg extensions and leg curls and finish off with a calf press. Then eventually a run or some rpm to help recovery
I mostly go to the gym for strength training. Even though I don't mind arm/back day, I enjoy legday slightly more😅 Every once in a while, when I'm really frustrated, I'll hop on the treadmill for a HITT training.
I love my recumbent cross trainer bike. One day I'll upgrade to a nustep
If I were to go to a gym, my favourite routine would be the "exit door handler" right after entering.
Haha well played.
I hate it but I love it at the same time. Legs.
some form of a barbell squat (front or back), Straight leg DL, Balgarian split squats on rotation with lunges, then isolation movements
When I was going to gym, I did basics:
squats, bench press, deadlift, dumbbell exercises. These are a must. In between gym days, I was running for 5km.
@artgorgeous - Well for one running's for cardio so are you sure you're not confused about exercise?
@artgorgeous - Don't have to. What when you don't know running's for cardio not muscle mass and when that's the only exercise you highlight it must be the only one that you do a lot of.
When inised to go I would do bike, crosstrainer, treadmill and rowing machine. Occasionally some weight resistance machines but not as much as I should have
Glad you found something that works for you!
I dont gym anymore but I take long walks every day:)
Apparently ones that my body cannot handle 🧎🏾♂️
working out legs until i can't walk properly and then running it all off tbr
When I was a part of a gym, I loved the elliptical. 😊
Whatever my lifting teacher give me but I love benching rn anything arm and chest related I like and I hate leg days
Lifting. Right now just doing upper/lower split powerlifting routine
I like strength training but I equally like spin class and walking
Curls. I've been working on my biceps lately.
chest-back // shoulders-triceps-biceps // legs
repeat then take 1 day off
Eating chips while watching others work out
Bicep curls and bench press
dumb bell chest press on a flat bench
H. I. T.
Bench press.
You can also add your opinion below!
Girl's Behavior 
Guy's Behavior 
Flirting 
Dating 
Relationships 
Fashion & Beauty 
Health & Fitness 
Marriage & Weddings 
Shopping & Gifts 
Technology & Internet 
Break Up & Divorce 
Education & Career 
Entertainment & Arts 
Family & Friends 
Food & Beverage 
Hobbies & Leisure 
Other 
Religion & Spirituality 
Society & Politics 
Sports 
Travel 
Trending & News 
