Working out at Lunch time.

[Shinobi]

I get 1 hour a day for lunch and generall end up sitting at my desk or wandering around the shops spenidng money, neither are that useful.

I have a gym right next to My work that I could walk to in 5 minutes and be ready to work out in another 5 so roughly 40 minutes to work out. Does anybody on here do this and if so what kind of workouts do You find You can fit in? I do a variation of 5x5 at home but find I get home so tired most of the time I only use the gym once a week. It also takes Me around a hour as I am not in a rush and switching weights round due to lack of equipment. I also need to start doing some more cardio as I currently only do boxing on average once a week.

My thinking is that if I do it in My lunch it will be easier and then it's done and I can relax at home. Eating at my desk before, after or both is possible.

[ringerz]

40 mins is definately adequate, you shouldn't really be spending much longer than 45 minutes in the gym anyway. 5x5 is a good place to start, have a look at Bill Starrs stuff or Rippetoe. Good luck!

[Tiggsy]

Cant recall the last time i was in a gym for longer than 45 mins.

Off in a bit to do chest/shoulders. Bench, Dips, Flys then Presses, Lateral Raises and Hi Rows. 40mins top.

[Shinobi]

Cheers for the replys guys, I know when I used to go to the Gym with a mate we would bang easily do the 5x5 workout inside of a Hour including change times etc so I'm hoping this is the answer to my lazyness anbd free up my one evening a week wahoo!

Went down and saw the gym and they have 6 or 7 benchs and squat racks with plenty of cardio and pull up bars and dumbbells so perfect for me if I keep going. Doesn't get busy around lunch either and only £15 a month.

All good so far.

[Tiggsy]

Stopwatch with a countdown on it helps me...difference between timed rests between sets and not timing can add an extra 10 mins before you know it (esp in a gym with TV's/women all over the shop!)

[SignalGruen]

Shinobi said:

Doesn't get busy around lunch either and only £15 a month.

No brainer for me.

[LordGrover]

For years I've read about 30-45 minutes being the optimum time for training. This may well be the case for the actual workout, but a few minutes to get changed, 10 minutes warm-up, training, 10-15 stretching and warm down, then a shower... I never get away in less than 75 minutes and usually an hour and a half.

[CHIEF]

I do this all the time, i have an hour for lunch and its 5 mins to the gym and i do a 35-40 minute weights workout, 5 mins back quickly chuck down my lunch - job done

[Miguel Alvarez]

I used to at an old job. I was mainly using the treadmill for 20mins and a 20min or so light weights session.

ETA that I'm not saying this was the most productive but I was young and it helped me shift some weight and gave me something to do during a lunch break. If I was to do it now I'd have a more structured routine and could get in a nice weights routine in that time.

[Shinobi]

CHIEF said:

I do this all the time, i have an hour for lunch and its 5 mins to the gym and i do a 35-40 minute weights workout, 5 mins back quickly chuck down my lunch - job done

What sort of weights workouts do You do? Splits or overall?

[CHIEF]

Shinobi said:

What sort of weights workouts do You do? Splits or overall?

Chest and Triceps Day 1

Back and Biceps Day 2

Legs and Shoulders Day 3

On day 1 for instance i'll do 3 warm up sets on the chest and then 2 sets of heavy weights, now because i've already warmed up my triceps by doing my chest i dont have to fart about doing 5 sets on my triceps so i do 2 maybe 3 sets tops depending on how they feel so in total for that workout i'm only doing 7 sets with only 4 'work' sets.

You can easy do a weights workout in 30-40 minutes tops. I dont go throgh the motions like a lot in the gym i basically warm up what i have to warm up, go all out on my 'work' sets and i'm out of there to leave all the pretty boys to look at themselves in the mirror.

I go at weekend i'll spend a bit more time but the extra time is merely spent sat on my fat arse in the jacuzzi and steam room.