Workouts seem really short? Anyone else?

[Pineapples4Puss]

I lift 5-6 days a week. PPL split.

I just looked at the time after my lost just now and I was here for maybe an hour at most. More like 45-50 minutes. I did about 6 movements for back amd 2 or 3 for biceps with 4 -5 sets each. 8-15 reps depending on the movement.

I physically feel depleted. Have a good pump. I almost feel like I’m not doing enough for how quick my lifts are. Any inputs?

 

[combover]

Sometimes you feel like I'm running through my routine compared to others in the gym. But they wait like 5 mins between sets. I'm usually about an hour and fifteen mins to lift, then 20 mins of cardio.

 

[Pineapples4Puss]

Sometimes you feel like I'm running through my routine compared to others in the gym. But they wait like 5 mins between sets. I'm usually about an hour and fifteen mins to lift, then 20 mins of cardio.

My test is starting g to kick I can feel it in my training I’m going to start adding some more volume. But good to know. I’m pretty quick but I’m making gains so I must be doing something right.


Ima start back on one of John meadows routines

 

[eery]

I lift 5-6 days a week. PPL split.

I just looked at the time after my lost just now and I was here for maybe an hour at most. More like 45-50 minutes. I did about 6 movements for back amd 2 or 3 for biceps with 4 -5 sets each. 8-15 reps depending on the movement.

I physically feel depleted. Have a good pump. I almost feel like I’m not doing enough for how quick my lifts are. Any inputs?

If you lift that often and with that many exercises i dont think you should be much longer in the gym, you'll just fatigue yourself more and cause more excessive recovery demands then you really can benefit from.

are you making progress and gains? then who the fuck cares.

6 movements for how many sets? how long rest between sets? at what intensity?

anyway, if its working,why change it.

 

[Pineapples4Puss]

If you lift that often and with that many exercises i dont think you should be much longer in the gym, you'll just fatigue yourself more and cause more excessive recovery demands then you really can benefit from.

are you making progress and gains? then who the fuck cares.

6 movements for how many sets? how long rest between sets? at what intensity?

anyway, if its working,why change it.

Making great gains and progress. Stronger. Feeling great.

6 movements 4 sets each. 30-120 seconds rest. Intensity no idea I know I sweat and can’t wash my hair in the shower after this back and bi day.

I think it’s more of a mental thing in cheating myself doing 45 minute workouts not including cardio. I guess with cardio it’s 45 about 1.5 hours.

Will keep the grind on.

 

[Canknucklehead]

I lift 5-6 days a week. PPL split.

I just looked at the time after my lost just now and I was here for maybe an hour at most. More like 45-50 minutes. I did about 6 movements for back amd 2 or 3 for biceps with 4 -5 sets each. 8-15 reps depending on the movement.

I physically feel depleted. Have a good pump. I almost feel like I’m not doing enough for how quick my lifts are. Any inputs?

It sounds like it is working for you. When I’m blasting I’m in there to destroy the weights... usually my workouts are quicker than when I’m cutting. If you can do it in 45minutes power to you. 45-90min is usually what I like to do... excluding cardio.

 

[JesterBOB]

It sounds like it is working for you. When I’m blasting I’m in there to destroy the weights... usually my workouts are quicker than when I’m cutting. If you can do it in 45minutes power to you. 45-90min is usually what I like to do... excluding cardio.

 

[Ferenor]

Lol i wish that. With 7 exercises, warmups for at least some of them (3-4 warmup sets) and 2:30 minutes of rest after a set it takes me 90 mins only for training.

 

[malfeasance]

I lift 5-6 days a week. PPL split.

I just looked at the time after my lost just now and I was here for maybe an hour at most. More like 45-50 minutes. I did about 6 movements for back amd 2 or 3 for biceps with 4 -5 sets each. 8-15 reps depending on the movement.

I physically feel depleted. Have a good pump. I almost feel like I’m not doing enough for how quick my lifts are. Any inputs?

45 minutes for 9 movements with 4-5 sets each is 36-45 sets, which means you are resting, what? 0-30 seconds between sets?

I mean, if a set takes a minute to perform, and you are in there 45 minutes, and you do 45 sets, then you are not resting at all between your sets. Something is very off, here.

On Pull day I am starting with Barbell Rows and then next up is Rack Pulls or Deadlift. No way I am resting for only 30 seconds. I do 3-4 warmup sets for those movements, too. I do less overall sets than you for pull day and cannot get it done in under an hour.

 

[Pineapples4Puss]

45 minutes for 9 movements with 4-5 sets each is 36-45 sets, which means you are resting, what? 0-30 seconds between sets?

I mean, if a set takes a minute to perform, and you are in there 45 minutes, and you do 45 sets, then you are not resting at all between your sets. Something is very off, here.

On Pull day I am starting with Barbell Rows and then next up is Rack Pulls or Deadlift. No way I am resting for only 30 seconds. I do 3-4 warmup sets for those movements, too. I do less overall sets than you for pull day and cannot get it done in under an hour.

I think I underestimate how long I actually lift for by 15-20 minutes.

But I never do heavy movements that require me to rest for over 90 seconds. I stay between 8-15 reps on most things. My warm ups are pretty basic. I stretch most of the time before I go and just go in and start moving weights for a set or two then hop into my working sets. Im going to change that and add some more warm ups.

Squats will be getting worked into way harder coming up as I open my hips and lower back. Been giving me some issues flexibility wise. Which is more than likely due to not warming up properly.

 

[JesterBOB]

Lol i wish that. With 7 exercises, warmups for at least some of them (3-4 warmup sets) and 2:30 minutes of rest after a set it takes me 90 mins only for training.

You have to be very fast, well, very fast

 

[Megadick3000]

Im all for shorter workouts. I dont want to be in the gym any longer than i have to, theres more to life than the gym.

I often superset exercises just to speed up my workouts. Example today, did OHP supersetted (no rest) with leg press. Then side laterals supersetted with leg extensions. Upright rows supersetted with hamstring raises supersetted with bent over DB raises

This cuts the number of rest times to zero as while im doing the second exercise i am “resting” from the first, as soon as im done the second i go back to the first exercise with again no rest time.

If i dont do this and rest between each set of each exercise my workouts would take twice as long if not longer, all of that excess time just sitting there waiting. Fuck that, i got better things to do with my life.

 

[JesterBOB]

Yes, supersets are a good way to shorten your workouts. I now began to divide workouts, I just go 6 times a week, but the workouts are short. And I manage to work well and it doesn’t kill morally.

 

[Ferenor]

Can you keep the intensity high super setting exercises?

 

[Megadick3000]

Can you keep the intensity high super setting exercises?

Depends. In my case when im supersetting im not suoersetting the same muscle group for that very reason to maintain my intensity level per muscle group. You can superset the same muscle group but intensity will definitely decline as you progress through each exercise in the superset.

Example from today, seated overhead barbell presses, immediately followed by leg press. Theres no muscle group getting worked in both those lifts, so theres no impact on the intensity of the lifts. However there is tremendous impact on cardiovascular fitness, IF your cardio fitness level is sub par then you will get extra gassed and that may impact your intensity level. For me i maintain very high cardiovascular performance due to my hobbies, so my workouts are also very cardiovascularly intensive and my body is accustomed to it being that way, so it doesnt bleed into my intensity on the lifts.

For someone who has shitty cardio performance the lack of rest time and just constantly moving from one lift to another may destroy their intensity really quickly, but not because the muscles are too exhuasted (assuming different muscle groups worked per super set) but rather their cardiovascular output just cannot keep up with the rigorous pace.

That said, this style of training definitely improves your cardio conditioning more than traditional training with rest periods between each set. So if your cardio IS lacking, you can bring it up by slowly working in these supersets and overtime it will improve until you no longer need rest periods at all and can just go from exercise to exercise and back again. Definitely shortens the workouts and amps up the cardiovascular conditioning benefit of weight lifting.

If you superset the same muscle group its a different story, for example bench press supersetted with front shoulder raises because the anterior delts are already exhuasted from the bench press. So to do it the way i do it you gotta choose the right exercise pairings.

 

[Ferenor]

Yeah thanks for clarifying, I meant by the way with different muscle groups

 

[Nerdrage_Hilmateam]

Pay attention to the intensity and detailed load volume and make adjustments to the training process

 

[K1ngufk1ngs]

I think alot of people over do the time aspect of the gym. Also some people adapt different and have more specific muscle fibers of a group that may lead them to get better results even for hypertrophy by doing longer workouts. But for alot I don't think spending over 30 to 45/50min in the gym on strength 5/6 days a week is any more beneficial as having a good program with a few key exercises. Especially at 5 to 6x a week you don't need to be in there 1.5hrs. I like to stick between 3 and 5 working exercises at 3 to 5 sets each. If we break that down and say at a good tempo each set of 10 should take about 1 minute and 30s to 1min rest. So 50 minutes at 5 exercises is about perfect. If you do less or superset you can get out faster. There is no one way to train but training efficiently for time is always good imho

 

[AlwaysHungry]

If you're focused are enough when growing i do 4 sessions a week two of them are 45 minutes the other two (legs,back) were 55 minutes.
Can't train more time that's instinctively
On cutting I was just doing 5 session 45-55 minutes just to lower intensity some and increase volume to not burn.

 

[JesterBOB]

I think alot of people over do the time aspect of the gym. Also some people adapt different and have more specific muscle fibers of a group that may lead them to get better results even for hypertrophy by doing longer workouts. But for alot I don't think spending over 30 to 45/50min in the gym on strength 5/6 days a week is any more beneficial as having a good program with a few key exercises. Especially at 5 to 6x a week you don't need to be in there 1.5hrs. I like to stick between 3 and 5 working exercises at 3 to 5 sets each. If we break that down and say at a good tempo each set of 10 should take about 1 minute and 30s to 1min rest. So 50 minutes at 5 exercises is about perfect. If you do less or superset you can get out faster. There is no one way to train but training efficiently for time is always good imho

Agreed, good thoughts man. The main thing is to talk less at training and look at the girls.