Workout Time Vs Work Done

Zombienosh

YO!

I wanted to get peoples opinions on Workout Times.
There seems to be a bit of a split in general opinions about how serious timing is. Things people say are:

Anything more than 45-60 mins in wasting time, you cortisol levels get too high.
Then people on the opposite camp say A workout takes as long as it takes to get all the stuff done.

Some people struggle to fit everything into 45 mins and feel it's better to spend hours in a gym? I see some people 2 - 3 hours. They could either not care about timing, they could just enjoy it or they could be wasting time?

So I'll ask the consensus around here? Are you a strict timed workout person? or You just get in - get out, never mind the clock.

I usually aim for about an hour but I don't pay too much attention to the watch.

Blacktie.

Don't pay attention to the clock. My workouts are generally between an hour and hour and a half anyway. Ignore all the hype about this after 45 minutes you're wasting your time crap. Eat right, sleep right, train right and the gains will come. It's not like if you exercise for over an hour all the cortisol in your system instantly atrophys your muscles making the workout you just done pointless. I've also heard cortisol is can be anabolic but this is going on one source and I haven't looked into it as it's not something I'm worried about. I think it was Layne Nortons vlog I saw that in.

Zombienosh

I've watched a few Layne norton videos, If studying the "science" of body building has taught me anything, it's to ignore the "science" of body building.

Blacktie.

Zombienosh wrote: »

I've watched a few Layne norton videos, If studying the "science" of body building has taught me anything, it's to ignore the "science" of body building.

So you're saying sports science in general is all bs and broscience is the real answer? Honestly not sure what you're saying here.

Zombienosh

Blacktie. wrote: »

So you're saying sports science in general is all bs and broscience is the real answer? Honestly not sure what you're saying here.

I'm saying for everything I read there's corresponding opposite opinions, so I don't follow anything religiously.

I used "science" there because I was referring to bro science. I wasn't referring to Layne there, that part of the sentence was supposed to be seperate.

Blacktie.

Zombienosh wrote: »

I'm saying for everything I read there's corresponding opposite opinions, so I don't follow anything religiously.

Ah Ok yeah agreed. It's hard to sift through the crap and find the truth in things.

chriity139

I try to aim for an hour on the gym floor maybe a little over. I take very short breaks between sets

Doug Cartel

I'm strict about time. I have more important things to do than swan about the gym.

Woofstuff

Alot of people waste time in the gym talking sh1te to their mates, looking out the window, or taking too long in between exercises.

Id have been guilty of the last two anyway in the past.

But maybe some people don`t have much else they`d rather be doing so If they want to take their time, let them at it.

Mellor

Zombienosh wrote: »

Anything more than 45-60 mins in wasting time, you cortisol levels get too high.

People come out with all sorts of regurgitated nonsense.
To me it just sounds like making excuses. Nobody is failing to reach their goals, or being held back the fact that they are or were training more than 60mins a session. There is certainly a geansai load of other more issues with their training.
If they genuinely cared enough about their training to consider hormone responses then surely they’d also have considered emulating the training plans of top athletes. Bodybuilders, power/oly Lifters, Footballers, Cyclists and Fighters all train vastly different ways, yet the one thing they have in common is that they all put the hours in. Long sessions, double sessions, day after day. Cortisol does not make this pointless.

Does cortisol increase with workout time? Probably. Are their negative qualities associated with cortisol? Sure.
But it takes a logical leap to arrive at the conclusion that these small negatives cancel out everything associated with training beyond 45 mins or an hour.





As it happens my weight sessions take 45 to 60 mins.
Simply because that’s how long it takes for me to do my mobility work, two main movements and one assistance movement.
MMA is longer sessions for me. BJJ is normally 1 to 2 hours (typically 90 mins). I sometimes do a striking for an hour before hand, which ends up being 2.5 hours. Which is about my max.

Scuba Ste

I try to be strict about time. I usually take 2hours+.

I've read articles about cortisol and other sciencey stuff and 45-60 minutes being the ideal time to train before testosteorne levels fall and cortisol kills your gains. I think most pro weightlifters train this way, taking multiple 40 min sessions per day. I believe it too.

The thing is they have the time. All they do is train and rest. Most of us don't have that luxury so I take as long as I need to do what I want.

Recently it seems an awful lot of people are very concerned with how others train and quick to want to point out what's wrong with it. Train however you like. Consistency is more important than almost everything else.

hsbc

Isn't up to 5 mins rest between sets recommended if training for strength?

If that is the case it's going to be very difficult to get things done within 45 mins.

I think it's more important to have a plan for your gym session rather than the time it takes you.