NFT: How many hours do you workout per week?

which is comprised of some combo 3-5 crossfit WODs, 1-2 spinning classes, and/or 1-2 runs of anywhere from 3-10 miles, plus extra time for warmup before and stretching after

Committing to 1 rest day a week, or 2 when necessary, can be tough but vital as I've gotten older

3-4 times a week in a good week, 1-2 in a bad one

workouts are either 1.5 hours of lifting and cardio at gym or a half hour run followed by some circuit stuff

Mix of Crossfit and pure Powerlifting sessions(my preference but need to do conditioning work too).

Hit a 295 # Front Squat PR @170 lbs Tuesday, was pretty pumped on that.

@ about an hour per. My actual...? Trying to get back to that level, last few weeks have been good.

but the most important thing is my eating habits have drastically changed for the better

You know. Social interaction.

You guys probably wouldn't understand that.

In comment 12438732 GiantFilthy said:

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You know. Social interaction. You guys probably wouldn't understand that.

And you drink! Don't forget the drinking.

five minutes on a Saturday night.

I try to do 8ish hours a week.

My problem is, I am always exhausted. Always tired. Always sore.

I've had my share of back/shoulder problems so they usually flare up and keep me out of the gym.

Just turned 30 this year.

Anyone in the same boat?

Weight and strength stuff 5x a week, approximately 45min per workout, run every Saturday for half hour or so and then Sunday is rest/recovery.

So.. around 4 hours or so.

I don't think any more than that is really necessary. I'm surprised seeing some of you guys say 2x that. Seems like a lot.

Sack up, Nancy. It gets better. :)

In comment 12438759 arcarsenal said:

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Weight and strength stuff 5x a week, approximately 45min per workout, run every Saturday for half hour or so and then Sunday is rest/recovery. So.. around 4 hours or so. I don't think any more than that is really necessary. I'm surprised seeing some of you guys say 2x that. Seems like a lot.

Depends on your goals and what you do when you are at the gym.

It does but there's also something to be said for efficiency.

Unless you're looking to become a bodybuilder, I don't think working out for 2 hours a day is really necessary.

Results have just as much to do with what you do outside of the gym as what you do while you're there.

Some of you guys must be pretty damn fit and look the part.

And I'm with arc...it's all about efficiency these days, especially at 35 with two kids (four year old and ten month old). Don't get me wrong, if I had the time like when I was either single or when I was deployed, I would be working out 2+ hours a day, six days a week. But that ain't happening.

push ups, sit ups - 8-10 hours

75 to 90 minutes each time

for the last 6 months or so averaging around 4 hrs per week...maybe even more on the weeks I do the disc golf hike which is 10000 steps in its own right. I haven't done that in a few weeks but was doing those weekly for a while too...

I'm 200 lbs dead even--about 6'4. That's historic for me.

Having a kid definitely changed me lol...I never sit around anymore...sometimes I miss it but I am far better off!

If I have to an ab circuit along with my lifting, it can take me 2-1/2 hours to get through everything.

The rest of the year probably lift three times a week and hike once or twice.

15 hours per week seems excessive. What's your goal?

5x a week for 45 mins, 30 strength and 15 cardio, and a 2+ hour run on Saturday. I say ideal because I've done it once or twice in the last several months.

are to hit the 1000 pound raw club. I'm at 965 right now(415 DL, 325 back squat and 225 bench, but I bench maybe once a month).

To be fair a lot of the time I spend just futzing around before I actually get to working out.

than you. :)

In comment 12438906 natefit said:

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than you. :)

Wow...you stayed away all this time to come back for that one liner? Sort of anticlimactic, to be honest.

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are to hit the 1000 pound raw club. I'm at 965 right now(415 DL, 325 back squat and 225 bench, but I bench maybe once a month). To be fair a lot of the time I spend just futzing around before I actually get to working out.

Great goal...but that bench number is a bit low...even for not benching too often. Nice deadlifts though...at 5'11" and 170, I couldn't break that 400lb deadlift mark...385lb was my max but I've had a history of sciatica, so I had to really watch myself when deadlifting.

Been lurking here again with the season upon us. Dont post much as busy with family and a cpl of pet projects, one of which I will post about here after Labor Day...

1 hour each day. 30 minute run, 15 minute walking, 15 minute biking.

I lift at home. I try to walk like 2, 3 miles a day.

Hit the gym a couple times too as I feel up for it.

5 or 6 days a week, about 1 hour each session
Core everyday...about 10 minutes
workout with one of my sons about 2 days a week, 1 hour each.

That's about 8 hours a week....

But since I've become a Giant fan, I keep getting injured!

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times a week and an almost daily 2 mile walk with the dog so about 10-15hrs of low impact exercise

...are dropping dead in the best of health.

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...are dropping dead in the best of health.

I'm all about promoting population control anyway I can. So you're welcome.

have been lucky to get to the gym twice a week. Work schedule is slowing down once school starts back up for me in a couple weeks, so it'll be nice to get back to my normal workout routine.

So many people I see overtraining. It really does more harm than good, unless you're juicing and taking in insane amounts of protein to recover faster.

Zero.

But that's gotta change (when it comes to working out, that is, not reading books).

back under 200 for the first time in nearly 3 years. Since moving out to the glorious land of Indianapolis I joined a gym that has a lot of stuff other than free weightsfull size Bball court, suspension training, indoor track (not that it's needed now), kettle bells, sledge hammers and big ass tires. It's been keeping me engaged...lifted for football all througout high school (I sucked) and lifted for pussy all throughout college (I sucked even worse at that) and I was getting bored of strength training only

I'm sure that football and hockey seasons, and all the brewskis that come with them, will get my fat ass right back into the 200s right quick

2.5 - 3 hours each of those days. An hour of running. The rest is weight training.

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In comment 12439077 BMac said: Quote: ...are dropping dead in the best of health. I'm all about promoting population control anyway I can. So you're welcome.

Probably better than burning them in their huts?

Retired now but when I was still working I ranged from never working less than about 55 hours or more than about 70 hours per week. Usually most often was probably about 60 hours per week.

Sorry misread the thread title.

I would be dead if I did that

In comment 12439166 steve in ky said:

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Sorry misread the thread title. I would be dead if I did that

I was like damn! Haha

Primarily chest/shoulders (bench/Arnold/dips/pull up)

Cardio fast pace walking and swimming

In a week. I'm 49. But everyone needs to find exercise that makes sense for them.

4-7 hours of JiuJitsu and 3-4 hours in the gym.

The issue is that too many people think going to the gym is exercising. Not always. Especially the big muscle bound guys who can do 5 pull ups.

Optimally, I train for powerlifting 2 hours or so 4 days a week and do conditioning work for another 20-30 minutes 3 days a week, taking Saturday off so around 9-10 hours/week. I'm currently trying to get to a 365 squat, 315 bench and 500 DL (current numbers 335 Squat, 295 bench and 445 DL).

Unfortunately, since July 11th I have had pneumonia and I sprained my ankle so I haven't been able to come close to those recently due to either a lack of lung capacity (which has finally cleared up) or an inability to even perform the movements (Squat and Bench since early August).

Soon though, just deadlifted for the first time today since late July and it went ok. Hopefully I can up the volume again soon.

I mean come close to those workout times, obviously not hitting those numbers.

I lift 4 times per week, splitting my body into a chest/shoulders/triceps/abs 2 time per week and upper back/lower back/legs/biceps/abs 2 times per week.

My lifting is completed in about 35 minutes for each session. I superset everything in a "push/pull" manner, never stopping during the entire workout.(makes them aerobic workouts as well as resistance)

I ride my bike either two or three days per week between an hour and fifteen minutes and two and a half hours per ride. Those rides are probably 40% aerobic and 30% lactate threshold.

I've lost 40 pounds doing that, including watching what I eat, in about 5 months at 56 years old

and there are some very impressive numbers. However, in the past few years, I came to the realization that there is no appeal to spending more than an hour working out for me. And I couldn't imagine being at the gym for more than an hour these days (I haven't been to an actual gym in probably three years or so). I'm all about fast hitting workouts these days. Even my heavy days are fairly quick. And if it wasn't for having to be in good cardio shape for my PFT and CFT, I wouldn't be running as much as I do now.

Today's workout was basically five rounds of 115lb clean and press (10 reps) immediately followed by 120 yards of farmers walk/run (55lb and 45lb kettlebells) and burpees (10 reps). Then abs. It was quick and painful...and way south of an hour.