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how long do you workout a day?

blavigne14 Posts: 5 Joined: 2007/04/17	2007/04/18, 05:06 PM Another question. I was curious what people thought was the optimal amount of time to work out per day. I probably average between an hour to two hours depending on whether or not I implement some cardio or not. I ask this because I have trouble gaining weight, I've been at around 640 to 168 for like 4 to 6 months. I don't know if it's because I'm not eating enough or if I'm just overkilling my muscles. Lately I've tried to eat more to see if that helps but I also don't want to increase my BF%.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2007/04/18, 05:22 PM An hour.
flyonthewall Posts: 1,823 Joined: 2005/01/18	2007/04/18, 05:42 PM If your trying to put on mass, you gotta eat. increasing your BF somewhat is pretty much inevitable. Bulk first, cut later. Doing cardio isn't going to help you put on mass...eat and lift heavy:) Do some research on this site, there's tons of info on hardgainers.
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2007/04/18, 07:41 PM 45-85 min a day depending which muscles are being worked. -------------- Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success. Ivan Montreal Canada (City of Festivals)
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/04/19, 07:46 PM I keep my workouts under an hour except when I'm approaching competition time. Then the workouts extend to almost 85 minutes. -------------- Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
blavigne14 Posts: 5 Joined: 2007/04/17	2007/04/20, 12:59 AM I think I'm going to try to get into a phase of less reps/more weight and see if that does anything for me
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2007/04/20, 10:06 PM 1 hr. tops. Towad competition, as my diet gets to a point of fairly low calories, this of course increases as more calorie burn is what I am after to supplement my diet. -------------- "If it ain't broke, you aren't trying."
conan_0822 Posts: 441 Joined: 2006/11/23	2007/04/21, 12:27 PM I never time my workouts. Most of my workouts on muscle gain are something like taking my 8 rep max weight and doing sets of 6 until I can't hit 6 anymore and then I am done. The fat-loss exercises are more like 3 sets of 20 even if I have to remove weight to complete them, so they take a bit longer.
catsneck Posts: 38 Joined: 2003/06/15	2007/04/21, 05:06 PM I usually do 1 hour,I did try a 2 hour workout,I got through it ok,this finished at 9pm.I could not get to sleep till about 2am I was hypo,my body must have been in overdrive.A good shock i suppose.