Survey: Do you even lift?

[Infern0]

Just want to get a general idea.

How many of you are serious gym goers?

 

[SgtSplacker]

For like three years I went twice a day, best thing I ever did for myself. Now I rarely work out but I still have allot of my muscle left.

 

[old_skoolr]

I dont mind it, but i find myself going there and getting bored halfway way through a workout. I find it boring and inefficient.

 

[CMNILS87]

bench:275
squat:315
DL:425

 

[ImTheDoubleGreatest!]

I have been on a long hiatus for about 6 weeks now because my physical hasn't been cleared yet. However, during my maximum training capacity, I used to have practice 2 hours in the morning, 1 hour and a 30 minutes of lifting/dryland in the afternoon, and 2 hours of practice again immediately following the lifting/dryland on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Tues and Thurs only practice. I have been doing that since I was 14, but not for the whole year. Usually for 3 months, followed by 3 months of only practice once a day, followed by another 3 months of immense training, and then another 3 months of just practice or mixing it up. Now though once I start back up, we should be doing the intense training schedule everyday instead of just Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at least for a couple weeks anyway. I am in much better physical condition than the vast majority of the US population, but in horrible shape compared to what I used to be or COULD have been had I been training these whole 6 weeks. I shoupd get cleared sometime this week though.

 

[Who Dares Win]

I train everyday except sunday.

Either lifting weights or training MMA, I no longer do i for the results only, I like the process itself.

It makes me happy and relaxed and help me to sleep, the only problem is that its demanding in terms of energy both mental and physical one therefore anytime I deal with people any hint of stress and I drop them.

Its a catastrophe for my dating life despite girls like my body and my attitude, I really have no energy to deal with drama or the standard hassles (drive, find parking place, texts and so on) but in general Im quite happy especially since Im progressing.

However I believe once every two month I'll be taking a week free from all.

 

[The Duke]

I have worked out 3 days per week for the past 10yrs or so. I don't lift super heavy and don't have big mass, but I am fit/toned and have nice definition. My stomach is pretty flat. When I take my shirt off, girls compliment. I eat pretty decent 80pct of the time. My diet consists of a lot of protein and fruit/vegetables.

 

[playa99]

See my workout log in the H&F forum.

I am finding my love for fitness again after a long hiatus

 

[ubercat]

Twice weekly weights same for sports. Kickboxing shadow routine with hand weights and some basic bodyweight exercises. At my age that just maintains. Need to kick it up for summer

 

[blind_one]

Consistently with a plan for over 1.5 yr now, for the last 1.5 month going bonkers 4 times per week.
Chest/Biceps
Legs/Calves
Back
Shoulders/Triceps
Learning my limits, improving on form going slower and deeper, going through mental bariers

I have trouble sleeping when I don't work out.

 

[Building_and_Loan]

4-5 days a week going to the Y.
Run twice a week to keep cardio up.

Best decision I've ever made. Ever since I swallowed that red pill a year and a half ago.

 

[Julian]

fk yeah..if you dont keep yourself in peak physical condition then wtf r u doing with your life

 

[Finesse7]

I work out 3-4 times a week and every two weeks I increase the weight. I love working out, makes me feel great every time

 

[PeasantPlayer]

I feel like lifting makes you stiff and prone to injuries. Obsessive lifting that is. I prefer to be skinny and cut/defined like Bruce Lee.....well not that skinny, but close to it. It just seems more natural as aesthetically pleasing to me. I know women are easily brainwashed and told what and who to like, but that super ripped look is overrated and some guys look borderline fat

 

[marmel75]

You should change the question to "Do you actually get results?"

Lifting is meaningless without results to show for it. Far too many people think they are "lifting" but have nothing to show for it.

If you feel the need to wear a tanktop so people "see" that you lift, you aren't getting enough results. It should be obvious even in a winter coat.

 

[BeTheChange]

You should change the question to "Do you actually get results?"

Lifting is meaningless without results to show for it. Far too many people think they are "lifting" but have nothing to show for it.

If you feel the need to wear a tanktop so people "see" that you lift, you aren't getting enough results. It should be obvious even in a winter coat.

Disagree. The endorphin rush and testosterone boost alone would be sufficient to make lifting worthwhile.

Gains are a great added bonus of course but something you won't really see unless your diet is right.

I try and lift 5 times a week. 6 times if I do legs twice in the week. Standard split. Back, chest, legs, arms, shoulders. I lift heavy everyday.

 

[Carpathian]

Working out it a great thing. But does not have to be weights alone. I do about 300 kilometers a week road cycling and I feel great. I do two days a week with weights. Used to be really hard core weights years ago but I don't really like that huge, pumped-up look any more.

 

[foreverAFC]

i lift and do martial arts a few times a week, every week. have done so since the mid 90s. im not big and bulky, im slender and shredded and that seems to be enough to get noticed by females. theres a lot of guys i see at the gym looking bloated as **** and not alot of definition in their muscles, i think more guys should focus on looking shredded rather than just trying to constantly bulk up and eat many thousands of calories every day if they are natural lifters. i noticed a lot of my martial arts instructors also looked way bigger than they really were just because of how shredded and ripped they were. there were guys who i thought were 175-180lbs who were actually 145-150 lbs.

 

[marmel75]

I try and lift 5 times a week. 6 times if I do legs twice in the week. Standard split. Back, chest, legs, arms, shoulders. I lift heavy everyday.

All you are doing is stunting your ability to grow by lifting heavy every day, and I'd also say by lifting this much although opinions vary. I rarely lift more than 3 days a week but when I do it's balls to the wall intense. There is no possible way you can maintain that type of intensity lifting 6 days a week and lifting heavy every day. Although our definition of heavy is probably a lot differrent I'll assume. You've been reading too many books/listening to people on steroids who can handle that type of program. 95% of people not on steroids will be simply hurting their long term growth by following something like that. Rest is when you grow, not by constantly pushing your body. That simply results in a state of constant stress after a while which the body shows by altering hormone levels in favor of cortisol, which is not a good thing.

In the end intensity is what gives you results, not time or days spent at the gym. Most people don't want to deal with that kind of pain on a daily basis because it will last 3 or 4 days sometimes...hell I've had times where it lasted a week. And I know not everyone has the same goals, but I know a LOT of people that have goals to get bigger and stronger yet go abit it completely wrong, IMHO...I often shake my head and snicker when I see what they are doing but to each their own...they are the ones who look he same month after month at the gym, walking around with their weight gainer shakes and protein bars, while I rarely eat until after 5pm when I get off work these days. Common thought would say "I'm destroying my muscle" by not eating more frequently but that simply isn't the reality of what happens in practice...in the end calories matter over a longer period of a week, for instance, not how many calories you eat every 3 hours. The longer fasts help me maintain a lower body fat percentage without the need for much if any cardio.

 

[BeTheChange]

All you are doing is stunting your ability to grow by lifting heavy every day, and I'd also say by lifting this much although opinions vary. I rarely lift more than 3 days a week but when I do it's balls to the wall intense. There is no possible way you can maintain that type of intensity lifting 6 days a week and lifting heavy every day. Although our definition of heavy is probably a lot differrent I'll assume. You've been reading too many books/listening to people on steroids who can handle that type of program. 95% of people not on steroids will be simply hurting their long term growth by following something like that. Rest is when you grow, not by constantly pushing your body. That simply results in a state of constant stress after a while which the body shows by altering hormone levels in favor of cortisol, which is not a good thing.

In the end intensity is what gives you results, not time or days spent at the gym. Most people don't want to deal with that kind of pain on a daily basis because it will last 3 or 4 days sometimes...hell I've had times where it lasted a week.

Nope. I can only tell you what worked for my body. I made some serious gains when I was lifting heavy 5 days a week consistently AND playing rugby on top of that. This was back in university though (21 years old) where I slept like a king and ate like a horse.

Things might be different for the more mature men.