Poll: do you work out? *Official*

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I play hockey once a week at night.

So a 1 hour game, I probably actually get 20-30 minutes of exercise. depending on hte opponent though, I wouldn't rteally call it exercise as much as it would be called domination. But in close games, I'd take a game of hockey over running 10 miles any day.
 

etalns

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I do cardio 6 days a week for 45 minutes in the morning (high intensity). I lift 4 days of the week, and take every sunday off.

I do my cardio always in the morning, for weights I do it in the afternoon (always at least 4 hours after my cardio.)
 

Amused

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Apr 14, 2001
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I lift four days a week, run three days a week.

My current schedule:

Mon: Chest and tris. Run 3 miles
Tue: Back and abs. Run 5 miles
Wed: Off
Thur: Shoulders and bis. Run 4 miles
Fri: Legs and abs. Run... are you kidding me?
Sat and Sun: My body gets to punish me.

I try to get to the gym by 9:00AM now. My new gym gets slammed by 11:30 AM.
 

mrrman

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Feb 8, 2004
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martial arts every other day, tennis in between,running at night,and weights at lunch...now thats a packed schedule lol
 

konakona

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i used to go pretty hardcore when i wrestled in high school. then i hurt my ankle right before the senior season began and never got serious about working out ever since... nowadays i rarely ever work out, maybe once a year :eek: i need to get back to it, maybe after this semester is over :)
 

NuclearNed

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I do some form of exercise virtually every day.

On weekday mornings, I am always at the YMCA before work doing either 1 hour of weights (3 times a week with a personal trainer) or 1/2 hour on an elliptical trainer. After work I generally walk/run with my dog at least 2 miles, but usually 4 to 5.

I save weekends for walking/hiking/bike riding. Before too long (according to my planned workout schedule) I will be lifting weights on Saturday as well.
 

GrassR00t

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These are my routines, I'm in the gym about 1-1/2 to 2 hours a day. I usually go early afternoon after class.

Monday - Chest / Arms
Tuesday - Shoulders / Back
Wednesday - Cardio x45 / ABS
Thursday - Legs
Friday - Rest (legs are killing me)
Saturday - Cardio x45 mins /ABS
Sunday - Relax

I switch between these two every couple months

Monday - Chest - Cardio x20 mins
Tuesday - Shoulders - ABS
Wednesday - Back - Cardio x20 mins
Thursday - Arms - ABS
Friday - Legs - Cardio x20 mins
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - Rest
 

TheAudit

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May 2, 2003
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I hit the gym four or five days a week in the evenings after work or in the mornings on the weekend.
I try to run every other day.
 

alexeikgb

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I workout Mon,Tue, Wed, (Thurs or Friday) and at night(~8.00pm ) since I work during the day
 

Fausto

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I'm on the bike 5-6 days per week anywhere from 1-2 hours per day during the week and 3-5 hours per day on the weekends. A typical week for me is anywhere from 10-15 hours total depending on where I am in the racing season. This time of year I try to get in relatively high mileage at a slow-ish pace to build my endurance base for next season. I'm also doing a fair amount of core strengthening exercises (pilates and stability ball mostly) a few times per week for 30 min at a time.
 

BespinReactorShaft

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You mean "work out" as in weights and stuff? I do that sporadically, maybe once a month or so. Usually late afternoon on weekends. I did it much more regularly during my latter high school / early college years (goddamn ~7 years back) and the results are still maintained today. As for more regular exercise I try to do jogging and/or swimming weekly in the mornings, but it's more biweekly in practice.
 

lightweight

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I usually can't get motivated in the morning to work out, and if I manage to get to the gym my performance is severely hindered. I usually go at night, an hour or so after I eat my dinner.
 

eakers

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i do a yourself fitness workout or some other cardio video every morning and then lift 2 times a week at the gym. i try to get to the gym 1 or 2 other nights a week to do cardio as well.
 
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Lola

fiacnee and i have started to workout in the morning together, but when i do it on my own, i will durring my lunch hour in the middle of the day
 

CChaos

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M-W-F 11:00AM-12:30PM or so Cardio and some weights. I love taking the time out of my workday to do this and my boss doesn't mind. It's good motivation to go since I get out of the office for a while.
 

y2kc

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6 days a week.

cardio monday-saturday (empty stomach run at 5am).

weights monday, tuesday, thursday and saturday.


I've lost 50 lbs since january. If only I could drink more water... it's a habit I can't seem to develop.

yes, i am dehydrated constantly.
 

Jpark

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5 days a week, 7-8 p.m.
Cardio each day
Upper body 3 days of the week sometimes 4 and lower body 1 or 2.
 

Red Dawn

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4 times a week in the morning around an hour to an hour and 15 minutes a workout. I use to go 6 days a week and spend up to 2 hours a session but I was definately overtraing, enudred more injuries and had diminishing returns.

I eat healthy, drink a Protien Shake immediately after working out and have a lunch high in protien within an hour after working out.
 

FelixDeCat

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Aug 4, 2000
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Originally posted by: Red Dawn
4 times a week in the morning around an hour to an hour and 15 minutes a workout. I use to go 6 days a week and spend up to 2 hours a session but I was definately overtraing, enudred more injuries and had diminishing returns.

I eat healthy, drink a Protien Shake immediately after working out and have a lunch high in protien within an hour after working out.

Does that include a bottle of shampoo or conditioner?
 

high

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Sep 14, 2003
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too lazy to work out....plus I run around at my job 10 hours a day and barely sit down, so it seems to be enough for me