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Workout times

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  • 06-08-2015 12:08pm
    #1
    thevillaman
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭


    I'm just a beginner 2 years workout sometimes people are telling me 45min in the gym and anything over that is to long sometimes I can workout for 2 to 4 hours a day I never forget to do recovery ? How much time in the gym is right


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    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,553 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    The time you spend is irrelevant. Some people could do more in 45 minutes than others would do in 2 hours


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    Irishcrx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,861 ✭✭✭Irishcrx


    What Alf said , It's what you do when you are in there that matters not the time spent. In saying that if you are in there for 2 hours I would assume your not lifting heavy enough, generally I'm worn out after 40 minutes. I done 25 minutes of heavy lifting last week and was exausted.

    Quality over quantity.


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    thevillaman
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭thevillaman


    Hi and thanks I go up the weights every 2 weeks just say dumbbells I started on 15kg 2 weeks later 20kg
    2 weeks later 25kg i'm lifting for technique ok I do my workout after 45min I take 2 or 3min break just to catch my breath then I get this burst of energy from some where then I have to burn of the extra energy


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    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,553 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    Burn off the extra energy by typing full stops.


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    thevillaman
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭thevillaman


    ..........


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    thevillaman
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭thevillaman


    Ok. Full stops on all next posts.
    Thanks for telling me.
    Didn't notice.
    Have to stop texting fast.
    Thanks.


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    Taylor365
    Registered Users Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭Taylor365


    Time always flies in the gym. Find it hard to keep under an hour, of which half is usually squats/deadlifts.


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    MightyMandarin
    Registered Users Posts: 3,723 ✭✭✭MightyMandarin


    Breaks between sets is the biggest factor in my experience.

    I probably do as many sets as I did when I was training last year, but on an intense day where I'm lifting heavy weight, I need a good 3-5mins between sets on squats and deadlifts.

    If you're stuck for time try supersets.


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    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,553 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    MightyMandarin wrote: »
    I need a good 3-5mins between sets on squats and deadlifts.

    Meant to add that originally.

    Some people spend 3-5 minutes between warm-up sets with the bar trying to find the right filter for a photo of the gym to put on Instagram.


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    WHIP IT!
    Registered Users Posts: 5,881 ✭✭✭WHIP IT!


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Meant to add that originally.

    Some people spend 3-5 minutes between warm-up sets with the bar trying to find the right filter for a photo of the gym to put on Instagram.

    ... it's Chrome... just use Chrome...


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    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,553 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    WHIP IT! wrote: »
    ... it's Chrome... just use Chrome...

    ....Google Chrome?


    (I don't know what a Tracker Mortgage is)

    Edit: Eureka! It might be a filter name. But not on what I have...


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