POLL: Do you exercise regularly?

[wjones]

If yes, how many calories burned/exercise? How many times/week?

I just started to exercise for 4-5 times/week and 400-600 calories each time.

 

[stonecold3169]

I've been going to the gym 6 days a week for 1 1/2-2 hours a day of heavy lifting, probably burning 600-1,000 calories a night, depending on what I'm doing. Deadlift and squats are hell on you though, so I'm gonna start toning down on those a bit.

 

[Electric Amish]

Nope, unless you count sex.

 

[GoodToGo]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Nope, unless you count sex.

In that case, how many times do you work out every night?

 

[Murphy Durphy]

I workout every day, and have increased my muscle tone by about 3x in the past 6 months. I'm now one of the most 'muscley' people in school I started because I'm skinny, and my metabolism is too fast for me to gain any weight. So my only option was to put on weight through weighlighting, which I swore I'd never do. I actually find it fun now, and of course the chicks dig it My only downfall is that I don't keep track of calories / protein intake, although I do plan on doing that soon. I've heard that it explodes your rate of muscle building. Anyone have any before/after experiences with protein intake?

 

[StageLeft]

I said 5-6. I do weights several times a week and run anywhere from 1-4 times/week depending on how unlazy I'm feeling. I only go for 25 minute runs but they're reasonably intense since I live around a lot of hills. My weight workouts take from 30-40 minutes. Weightlifting has always taken precedence over cardio for me personally.

 

[wjones]

Originally posted by: stonecold3169
I've been going to the gym 6 days a week for 1 1/2-2 hours a day of heavy lifting, probably burning 600-1,000 calories a night, depending on what I'm doing. Deadlift and squats are hell on you though, so I'm gonna start toning down on those a bit.

45min - 1 hour (mainly cardio) for me. It is kinda boring to stay in the gym room for over an hour.

 

[Ns1]

weights 5days/week

valet 2 days/week

 

[FuZoR]

yeah i go to the gym 4x a week...
last year...

Haven?t been there since.. :-( Not working out for a year really takes a toll on your physique. DOH! I really need to get back working out a regular basis again.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: FuZioN
yeah i go to the gym 4x a week...
last year...

Haven?t been there since.. :-( Not working out for a year really takes a toll on your physique. DOH! I really need to get back working out a regular basis again.

A year without working out? I can't imagine that would hurt your physique

 

[ohtwell]

Nope! I don't work out! I do a lot of walking to get to my classes but other than that I don't do much!


: ) Amanda

 

[CrazyPerson]

lets see..
23 steps to frig..
open... grab a cold beer... close.. walk 23 steps back.. sit... raise hand.. click... lower hand..
i do about 8 or 9 set a day... 7 days a week

 

[FuZoR]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: FuZioN
yeah i go to the gym 4x a week...
last year...

Haven?t been there since.. :-( Not working out for a year really takes a toll on your physique. DOH! I really need to get back working out a regular basis again.

A year without working out? I can't imagine that would hurt your physique

LOL ;-) hell yeah i got a body of a greek god.

but really i cant even bench 160 (yeah laugh all you want) anymore... sad sad sad.

 

[DaviDaVinci]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Nope, unless you count sex.

sexercise, 3 times a week. I hear it adds a few years to your lifespan....or something like that....

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Nope, unless you count sex.

i exersized for so long, the calorie meter reset

 

[Whisper]

Good lord, I'd personally classify 5-6 days of heavy weight lifting/week as overtraining. I used to go 4-5 times a week, but when I cut it down to 3, I noticed much more significant gains (both size and strength-wise). It is very possible to overdo things without realizing it.

I try and weight train 3 times a week, but my arm doesn't always agree with me. Beyond that, all I'd head to the gym for is half an hour of running. Throw in all the stair climbing and walking that I do between classes and I'm not too worried about becoming inactive.

 

[BD231]

Honestly, I don't think there's a night that goes by where I don't run 3 miles or ride a cardio bike for an hour straight.

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Whisper
Good lord, I'd personally classify 5-6 days of heavy weight lifting/week as overtraining. I used to go 4-5 times a week, but when I cut it down to 3, I noticed much more significant gains (both size and strength-wise). It is very possible to overdo things without realizing it.

I try and weight train 3 times a week, but my arm doesn't always agree with me. Beyond that, all I'd head to the gym for is half an hour of running. Throw in all the stair climbing and walking that I do between classes and I'm not too worried about becoming inactive.

when you're doing different muscle groups the 5 days it's not over training

 

[DaviDaVinci]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: FuZioN
yeah i go to the gym 4x a week...
last year...

Haven?t been there since.. :-( Not working out for a year really takes a toll on your physique. DOH! I really need to get back working out a regular basis again.

A year without working out? I can't imagine that would hurt your physique

my ROLLS say otherwise ahhhh.....6pak, those were the days...

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Nope, unless you count sex.

i exersized for so long, the calorie meter reset

I remember that post, hehe

Anyway, I exercise daily but there is always a day or two in a month I don't get time to, but for the most part everyday. Two laps around a large lake with my dad every day except Wednesday, and the weekend because on each of those days I usually have a soccer practice/game and that is even more than those two laps. I have no clue how many calories I burn.

 

[wjones]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
Nope, unless you count sex.

Calories burned during Sex

DRESSING UP AFTERWARDS:
With your spouse knocking at the door.... 5521 Calories
I think this includes fighting with your spouse.

 

[Spamela]

3x / week - squat day, bp day, deadlift day.

 

[Amused]

I don't count calories burned. It's a waste of time.

I lift four days a week and do cardio four days a week.

Mon: Chest and triceps + 40 minutes of cardio (at 150-160 HR)
Tue: Back and biceps +cardo
Wed: Off
Thur: Shoulders + cardio
Fri: Legs and calves + cardio
Sat/Sun: Off (optional cardo)

 

[lilFajita]

I work out alot, though it doesn't feel like much is happening:

I do about 20 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week
15-20 minutes of tone building weight training (mostly lower body) about 2-3 times a week

I also take 2 dance classes a week (1 hour) which isn't really exercise, but it is alot of stretching and strengthening.

Its really hard for me to gauge whether I am doing a good job or if I am building muscle or anything. I did cut my body fat about 1.5% over the last few months...but I don't really look any different. I am trying to tone up my body, not lose weight though.

k, I'll stop now.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: lilFajita
I work out alot, though it doesn't feel like much is happening:

I do about 20 minutes of cardio 3-4 times a week
15-20 minutes of tone building weight training (mostly lower body) about 2-3 times a week

I also take 2 dance classes a week (1 hour) which isn't really exercise, but it is alot of stretching and strengthening.

Its really hard for me to gauge whether I am doing a good job or if I am building muscle or anything. I did cut my body fat about 1.5% over the last few months...but I don't really look any different. I am trying to tone up my body, not lose weight though.

k, I'll stop now.

"Toning" comes from decreased body fat. If you want to be tone, you need to lengthen the time you do cardio and moderate your diet. If you want to tone without getting much skinnier, you have to maximize your weight lifting. Lift heavy, and minimize the sets and reps you do. Less is more. Work each muscle group once a week and do every set to complete failure and with maximum intensity.

There is really only one way to work with weights. How "big" you get depends totally on your diet (and genetics) not in how you lift weights. How "toned" you get depends on how much fat you burn... not in how you lift your weights.