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> it only takes 3 or 4 hours a week Sounds incredible, compared to amount of hours people usually spend to be in "pretty good shape". Care to share your metho

> it only takes 3 or 4 hours a week Sounds incredible, compared to amount of hours people usually spend to be in "pretty good shape". Care to share your method?

maccard 5y ago
20-30 minutes of cardio plus 30 minutes of something very loosely based on starting strength [0] 3x a week would have huge returns on a beginner. [0] https://stronglifts.com/5x5/ https://stronglifts.com/5x5/
- wrycoder 5y ago
  Why not go to startingstrength directly? They have the necessary training information in depth, including a good book on weight training over 40.
  - maccard 5y ago
    I just googled starting strength 5x5 programme and shared the first link. No other reasons or affiliations!
    - wrycoder 5y ago
      Well, for heavens sake, 5x5 is ripping off the https://startingstrength.com/ https://startingstrength.com/ trademark. Pun intended.
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maxerickson 5y ago
I'm overweight, but fairly consistently running 3-4 hours a week (15-20 miles) has my resting pulse in the low 50s. What is "pretty good shape" is the question.
lm28469 5y ago
Heavy compound exercises like deadlifts/squats/ohp will take care of that. If done properly you can have a pretty decent workout even in a 30 min session Being in shape is mostly a matter of nutrition. If you eat like the average westerner no amount of exercise will save you. On the other hand if you eat the proper food in proper amounts you won't need much to be in shape, even body weight exercises can be enough if you don't want to look like bodybuilder
lottin 5y ago
3-4 hours a week is not uncommon for a strength training program, and most of that time is spent resting between sets mind you.
ac29 5y ago
"Pretty good shape" is subjective - going from sedentary to 15 minutes of exercise a day is going to make you feel quite a bit better, but you wont be winning triathalons or anything. Also note the poster said 3 to 4 hours plus "a lot of walking and or running". I'm guessing this adds up to something like an hour a day of exercise, which is quite a bit. Much more than that and you'd need a proper plan to not injure yourself.
edanm 5y ago
> Sounds incredible, compared to amount of hours people usually spend to be in "pretty good shape". 3-4 hours is pretty standard, actually, from what I know. A fairly standard "beginner" routine is 3 days a week of weightlifting, around 1 hour in the gym each session. That does lack cardio, but if you do the above and eat well for a few months, you can look and feel vastly better than before (and a year of this gets you in better shape than 90% of the population, I believe).

> it only takes 3 or 4 hours a week Sounds incredible, compared to amount of hours people usually spend to be in "pretty good shape". Care to share your method?

maccard 5y ago

20-30 minutes of cardio plus 30 minutes of something very loosely based on starting strength [0] 3x a week would have huge returns on a beginner. [0] https://stronglifts.com/5x5/ https://stronglifts.com/5x5/

wrycoder 5y ago
Why not go to startingstrength directly? They have the necessary training information in depth, including a good book on weight training over 40.
- maccard 5y ago
  I just googled starting strength 5x5 programme and shared the first link. No other reasons or affiliations!
  - wrycoder 5y ago
    Well, for heavens sake, 5x5 is ripping off the https://startingstrength.com/ https://startingstrength.com/ trademark. Pun intended.

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maxerickson 5y ago

I'm overweight, but fairly consistently running 3-4 hours a week (15-20 miles) has my resting pulse in the low 50s. What is "pretty good shape" is the question.

lm28469 5y ago

Heavy compound exercises like deadlifts/squats/ohp will take care of that. If done properly you can have a pretty decent workout even in a 30 min session Being in shape is mostly a matter of nutrition. If you eat like the average westerner no amount of exercise will save you. On the other hand if you eat the proper food in proper amounts you won't need much to be in shape, even body weight exercises can be enough if you don't want to look like bodybuilder

lottin 5y ago

3-4 hours a week is not uncommon for a strength training program, and most of that time is spent resting between sets mind you.

ac29 5y ago

"Pretty good shape" is subjective - going from sedentary to 15 minutes of exercise a day is going to make you feel quite a bit better, but you wont be winning triathalons or anything. Also note the poster said 3 to 4 hours plus "a lot of walking and or running". I'm guessing this adds up to something like an hour a day of exercise, which is quite a bit. Much more than that and you'd need a proper plan to not injure yourself.

edanm 5y ago

> Sounds incredible, compared to amount of hours people usually spend to be in "pretty good shape". 3-4 hours is pretty standard, actually, from what I know. A fairly standard "beginner" routine is 3 days a week of weightlifting, around 1 hour in the gym each session. That does lack cardio, but if you do the above and eat well for a few months, you can look and feel vastly better than before (and a year of this gets you in better shape than 90% of the population, I believe).