Time spent in the gym during prep

[Siouxcountry]

How much time during your prep, do you spend in the gym on average?

This prep or your last one (if you are currently in the off season). Average it out, I know many do more cardio closer to the show.

[SBT]

I am gonna go with about 2 hours (thats for both weights and cardio)

[ripitupbaby]

Per day, including cardio, I'm at 2.5-3 hours in the gym. Thankfully I have cardio at home, so about half of that time is at home.

I don't spend anywhere near that amount of time in the gym when I am off-season...being in the gym more during my prep is one of my coping mechanisms.

[kiMbergman]

2-2.5 hours

that does not include the cardio that I did at home (I have a stairmaster in the middle of my living room)

[Anne Sheehan Dudash]

About 4 hours Sunday, Mon, Tue, Thur About 2 hours Wed, Fri and about 3 hours on Sat.

I also have cardio in my bedroom (and no I don't count..THAT!) lol:bananasex:

[Jennie]

1 - 1.5 hours tops, some days less.

[dvsness]

1 - 1.5 hours tops, some days less.

Same here. I try to do cardio outside if it's nice out as well.

[frannyfran]

I"m gonna have to say 2.5-3hrs every day but that does include all the morning and evening cardio as well.

[NPCFigure 40]

About 1.5 to 2hrs. 45 min-1 hr training session, 50 min of cardio...I have never had to do double cardio..execpt for one week only during prep last year and that was only an extra 25 min at night

[Neely]

1 - 1.5 hours tops, some days less.

^^ ditto

(hey, Jen ;))

[sdahlum]

On my lifting days, it was a total of 2.5-3 hrs, but most of my cardio was done at home. So that meant about an hour of lifting at the gym and 2 hours at home on the treadmill. Sometimes I spent more time at the gym so I could mix up the cardio- stepmill and elliptical.

[Shelly]

about 2 hours... maybe more....

[MsGuns]

2.5-3 hrs...Im not lucky...I dont have cardio @ hm...I wish!!!
plus some days Im there to pose w/ trainer or Im ONLINE posting...smile

[Miss Silly]

2-3 hours for me. I try to get outside now in the mornings because at my gym, they don't turn on the lights in the morning (so dumb, it looks like a night club because the only lighting comes from the neon "cardio" and "weights" signs) so it feels like i'm in a cave! It just makes me want to go back to sleep LOL.

Otherwise, contest prep gym time is relative to how bad i was with offseason dieting LOL.

[Anne Sheehan Dudash]

Otherwise, contest prep gym time is relative to how bad i was with offseason dieting LOL.

...GOOD answer! lol

[fitness_runner]

For me, it was 45 min to an hour for training and 30 min cardio in the AM and then 60 min of cardio in the PM.

[KristenAnn]

2-3 hours

[DAUGTHEROFGOD]

I KNOW I HAVE TO STEP UP MY GAME FOR MY NEXT HSOW, SO I'LL NOW BE DOIN' ABOUT 1HOUR:) I USE TO ONLY DO 30MINS, YET I THINK I DID GREAT IN EVEN THAT SHORT TIME. I DO A 4 DAY ON WITH 3 DAYS OFF:)

[FitDancer]

Usually about an hour or so for weight training. I teach aerobics and personal train so I am in the gym all of the time. Sometimes I have to break up my workouts and train one body part in the AM between classes or clients and another body part later in the day.

[Betsy]

30-40 min in the AM>. and with training and cardio.. about an hour and a half at night!

[Rainy]

AM: 1 hour: cardio
PM: 1 hour 30 mins: weights + cardio

Total: 2.5 hrs a day.