How long should I be in the gym lifting? When I used actual weights w/ my friend my lifts would be go for around a hour. Now I can only use machines and lift on my own so it takes maybe 20 minutes. I'm doing the same lifts just on machines, will this negatively affect me?
>>35279986
if it's only taking you 20 minutes to do machine lifting, you may either not be taking long enough rest periods in between sets. It's also possible that you're lifting too light.
anything below one hour is laughable.
Aim for 1h30 ideally
Usually people who ask this question don't have a routine set up for themselves. Go to the gym with a plan and start training smart for actual gains.
So, it varies. It's as long as your routine takes. Usually when I go my lifting sessions take around an hour or a bit more.
>>35280058
Also, read the sticky.
>>35279986
Why would you use machines over free weights? Are you a 70 year old woman?
>>35279986
Sauce on that pic
>>35280076
coach kicked me out of the weight room so I can't use it right now
>>35280143
its just a set of wallpapers of Japanese art, I've got ten if you want the rest
>>35280149
Go apologize and tell him you're fucking serious about wanting to get fit if you really are.
Also, fuck machines unless they are used as a supplementary exercise.
>>35280174
no, he's not mad. I lifted during the summer but when the school year started he told me I had to be in a sport or do his lifts, so I just started using machines instead
>>35280167
Pls
