Finishing Workouts in a Reasonable Amount of Time | Andrew Lewis

[stef]

“Where does the time go? I got to the gym at 7am. I had to squat 3 sets of 5, press 3 sets of 5, and finish with a single work set of deadlifts. But it’s 9:30am, and I’m just now leaving the gym. This shouldn’t have taken me more than like 90 minutes.”

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[lspr_93]

I confess, I'm guilty of taking too much time for my workout. I always take somewhere between 90 and 150 minutes. Even took three hours on a few instances.

Here is how it breaks down:

Until the start of the workout: 3.

Squat warm-ups: 15-20.
Squat work set: 3-6.
Squat work set rest: 15-18.

Time between lifts: 5.

Press warm-ups: 10-15.
Press work set: 2-3.
Press work set rest: 9-15.

Time between lifts: 5.

Pull warm-ups: 15-25.
Pull work set: 0.5-1.
Pull work set rest: 6-15.

Lots of room for optimization. I also waste a bit of time with camera setup to record at least the last work set.

[Lost and Found]

From observation of others and personal experience just keeping the phone out of the gym solves the time problem.

[khhuws]

Mt problem is that my body knows I need a good clear out before a workout and spend endless time visiting the toilet!

[neilc1]

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