How long should one workout last

[kel]

I asked around already but was getting some inconsistent answers, so I am now posting here. Basically, I spent 2 hours in the gym the last 3-4 workouts, mainly due to squats. I am 6'3 and 170 lbs, 21 YO male. My squat weight today was 225, and I failed miserably when I tried to cut my rest periods between work sets under 10 minutes. It takes me about 30 minutes to finish up with the row machine, do light stretching, and then do warm up sets. I have been doing SS since mid January, and the workout times have increased until I'm almost breaking the 2 hour mark. Now that the background info is out of the way, my questions are:
1)Is working out for 2 hours a bad idea?
2)If it is, what is the maximum time that's ok? To get there, should I:
a) Drop squats down to 185-195 or so and take strict 5 minute rest periods
b) Man the fuck up and keep increasing weight and decreasing rest periods
c) ???

Thank you,
Andrew

[Mark Rippetoe]

Your workouts take as long as necessary, as long as you're not fucking around too much between sets. You rest as long as necessary to get your work sets done. Please eat twice as much as you're eating now.

[kel]

Thank you for clearing this up for me.

Please eat twice as much as you're eating now.

Yes sir.

-Andrew

[David_S]

If you're worried about time constraints around workout time you could always move the stretching to some other time when you've got a free 15-20 minutes. I mean it's not a ton of time to cut, but hey just a thought. Depending how you're currently stretching pre-workout, moving them to some other time (or post-workout) might be more productive anyways.

[dwm24]

Rip,

About what weight do you like to see a 6'3" individual get to on the novice program?

[Robert Callahan]

You probably don't need 30 min of rowing to just warm-up. I typically warm up with some joint mobility stuff then row for like 5 min.

[Mark Rippetoe]

I don't think he means that he's rowing for 30 minutes. At least I hope so. And the bodyweight of a 6' 3" guy that starts out at 170 should go up 50 pounds in 5-6 months, easily.

[kel]

No, I am only rowing for 5-10 minutes. The 30 minutes I mentioned earlier includes that rowing time, the stretches, and the warm up sets for squats.

[Mark Rippetoe]

10 minutes is about 7 minutes too long.

[Steve Hill]

I have a 5 minute walk from my desk to the gym. That's just a bit too long. But I'll live.