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 how long do you guys workout for if alone on 1 bodypart.
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| Author | Topic: how long do you guys workout for if alone on 1 bodypart. | ||
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Novice 
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Cool Novice 
Posts: 15 |
about an hour or more | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder 
Posts: 323 |
30-45...mins if your alone and training one body body part...there is no reason to be longer...with the possible exception of legs ------------------ | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder 
Posts: 173 |
Depending on what bodypart I am doing: Chest-30-40 mins Biceps-15-20 minutes Triceps-20-25 minutes Quads and Hams-45mins-1 hour Shoulders-20 mins Back-30-35 mins Calves-10 mins Abs-10 mins I usually train as the following: | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 56 |
I usually spend about 1 hour on each body part. It all depends on how your working out though. I alternate between strenth training and form. If you going in to pound the hell out of a single muscle group and your going to go real heavy an hour is a little long. Keep your sets at about 8-10 and your tenth should be pushing the veins out of your forehead. Then somedays you take it a little easier and you could spend a little over an hour with higher reps 12-20 and lighter weight. | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 422 |
I've posted on this so many times, and always get the same response ("You are OVERTRAINING, YOU IDIOT!") that I hesitate to jump back in, but I do a sixway split, one bodypart per day, and all of my workouts last 90 minutes to 2 hours. <<< ... Waiting for the flames to subside while gentle music tinkles in the background ... >>> Done? Good. My reasoning is simple: I've been lifting for about five years, I know how my body works, and I know what I respond to. In my experience, I have to perform anywhere from 20 worksets on up for some body parts (not for legs or chest, but for arms, shoulders and back this is definitely so.) I work with intensity, go to failure, do dropsets, etc.. A lot of bros say "No way you can workout with intensity for that long of a time!" and I just have to respond that I don't know why they say that. I do stay intense, I can keep it up for 90" and more, and if they can't, that's their problem. Bottom line: I think a lot of guys fail to make progress not because of overtraining, but undertraining. My $.02. Now go ahead and flame away, but, like I said, I've been saying this for a long time, and you're probably not going to convince me otherwise. Be well, and lift heavy, brothers. Bjaarki ------------------ BECOME SOMEONE'S HERO! | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 52 |
45 minutes for each muscle group. And if only train my bi's tri's or calves 30 minutes. I always train my bi's and tri's at the end of the week, my calves 2 times a week. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 47 |
Since I cutted my time on the gym, I have made great progres. Now I�m training 20-30min every session consisting of 2 bodyparts. So 10-15min of all or nothing high intensity training for each bodypart would be ok. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 47 |
Since I cutted my time on the gym, I have made great progres. Now I�m training 20-30min every session consisting of 2 bodyparts. So 10-15min of all or nothing high intensity training for each bodypart would be ok. | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 140 |
Bjaarki, amen brother! You are describing my training style and philosophy to the letter. I figure, that you too. may have some decent size. I find that since I have larger muscles I am more immune(?) to training, and as such, it takes more work to get me to the point where I think I have done myself good duraing any given session. Heck, I have been known to squatt for an hour on more, before moving on the the rest of my leg workout...same goes for benching. How about 30+ sets for arms? 30 - 45 minutes just doesn't cut it for me. My size and strength can only be attributed to one thing...brutal training!  | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 48 |
i am with the two bro's that do the hour and a half. i have learned with my body( and everyone is different) that i have to do a lot of sets, and a lot of reps to see growth. and like you bjarki, a lot of ppl tell me that i am overtraining. well, so be it, i know its the only way my body will respond. if i went into a workout for 30 mins, i would be kicken myself in the ass all week feeling guilty that i didnt get anything done on that day. but again, some bro's grow best when they hit it hard for 30-45 minutes. just not me  late, ------------------ | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 36 |
Bjaarki, I agree listen to your body, my body lets me know when a certain muscle group is trashed, that's when I quit. I do try to keep it under an hour though, as to avoid cortisol from flooding my system. LAter ------------------ | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder 
Posts: 703 |
quote: HelmsmaN: Bro think about it... The bigger you get the more weight you can move... more weight = more trauma.. more trauma = more rest needed to recuperate. As you get bigger and stronger you should take more time off to recuperate or atleast cycle intensity... Think about it when you are tiny and squat 135lbs for 10 reps you don't cause much trauma.. But when you are big and do 315 x 20 full reps then you need a lot more rest! | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 330 |
Good point Drexx, It depends on how huch and how hard you lift. | ||
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Novice
Posts: 5 |
Hey Guys I have been working out for 8 years and for me to get anything out of my workouts I have to hit the weights hard. I Isolate each body part. We all agree that to make the muscle grow you must fatigue it completly. If you can still get 70% of your muscle demands at the end of your workouts, then you are not intense enough. I keep my reps between 8 and 10. If I can do 10 then I increase the weight. I do at least three exercises per body part, some times supersets to fully fatigue the muscle. Keeping the muscles confused is the key. Time or weight is not a factor. Muscle fatigue is. Some people go to the gym and talk for an hour or look at all the pussy walking around. Take care guys | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 63 |
anyone else here have to train their chest at least twice a week to make progress?? i do, if i train less i get nowhere. | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 867 |
No I would never do any body part (except calves and abs) more than once a week. I think you should try hitting it from different angles and mixing your routine every 5 or 6 weeks. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 48 |
drexx, i see where you are coming from with that. but i have to think that for a smaller person, less weight will give their muscle the same level of "trauma" that a larger person would get with the heavier weight. considering that maybe that 135 would be the equivilent of say 315 to the larger guy. i dont know, like i said, jsut a thought. this is why regardless, i change my routine every few weeks or so as my muscles adapt to the schedule. even something as small as doing say my flies b4 i do my flat bench can cause me one hell of a sore next day, which i love late, ------------------ | ||
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Moderator 
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I go about an hour. I have done it in 30 minutes and also taken 1 1/2 hours to do it. It depends on the day. ------------------ http://2thick.elitefitness.com | ||
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Amateur Bodybuilder
Posts: 212 |
I spend an average of 45 minutes per body part when working out by myself. ------------------ | ||
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Pro Bodybuilder
Posts: 354 |
I pull the plug at 45 minutes, no matter what. If I go over and have to stop, then it only increases my drive next time to cut the shit. Since I cut my time down from 1 hour and 15 mins to less than an hour, I'm more focused, and put on more size in my weaker areas. I used to overtrain a lot, but I never grew in ways I wanted to. I'm a big fan of the "hit it and quit it" approach. | ||
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Cool Novice
Posts: 26 |
Everyone's different. But I have to somewhat disagree with the theory that the bigger you are, the more trauma, the more rest. I think that the less your body is used to heavy lifting the more greater percentage of trauma is being done. Hence the longer recovery time. Ex: You have two vehicles. One is a chevette. The other is a hummer. You and your buddy have to sit in one and you get to choose which one you get to sit in and which one he gets to sit in. Someone then pushs the chevette down a hill that is kinda steep and bumpy and has a big pile of rocks at the end. Now Someone pushs the hummer down a hill that is quite a bit steeper and has an even larger pile of rocks at the end. In both cases their is going to be some trauma going on. But which is worse? Which vehicle would you want to be in? I would choose the hummer. Reason being is because it is more suited to the abuse...just like an experienced lifter. The chances of it getting fixed sooner and needing less "rest" are greater also. Even though it is taking more abuse. ------------------ "Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death." | ||
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Elite Bodybuilder
Posts: 704 |
1/2 hour to 45 minutes. |
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posted September 16, 2000 08:25 PM