Group: Beginners to Exercise

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Length of workouts

yadmit
yadmit
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Joined: 2003/10/05
Canada
2003/12/10, 09:04 AM
How long should a workout be, without cardio... I'm reading a lot of posts saying one body part per day, once per week... for instance, chest Monday, legs Tuesday... etc... wouldn't these workouts be short?

Thanks,
Tim

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rpacheco
rpacheco
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Joined: 2001/12/13
United States
2003/12/10, 11:38 AM
Don't forget stretching in between and after. It normally takes me between 45 mins. to 1 hour, 10 mins. for everything, including stretching and rest in between sets (especially when going heavy).

You'll be surprised as to how fast time flies when you are working out. Good luck...

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Ogun
Ogun
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Joined: 2002/08/11
United States
2003/12/12, 12:57 AM
I've decided to not only vary my cardio and weight-lifting routines, but to vary the length of the workout as well. So far, that means 45 mins to 2 hours.

Everyday that goes by, I believe more and more in the "adaptation," principle. Throw incessant curveballs at your body if you want it to grow fast ;)

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