Workout for Busy Man?

Bigger Stronger Leaner
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So my gym closed for 11A-4P so no more lunch pumping iron for me. My neerest gym is expensive or far… I can workout in mornings neer my house but I like doing AM cardio then weights after breakfast… Cant seem to find time to go after 4 becuase its my bizzy season and I end up working till 6 or 7 then Im tired as shit or have stuff to do with kids…

Should I just skip the cardio and replace it with some crossfit weight program untill season is over? Or buck up and spend more $$ for a new membership? What do you guys do if you only have 60min per day

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Do this and then your cardio if you want to still do both while your time is limited

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I personally love having my gym located in my garage. Its more or less the most convenient thing in existence. The less time you spend in travel to and from your gym the more time you can put in work. That being said, if buying a squat rack, a bar and some plates are out of your budget or for whatever reason undesirable, then you might want to seek another gym membership. I can’t speak for your area, but where I live there are lots of affordable gyms that aren’t closed for a huge portion of the day.

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[quote]Mitchnasty wrote:
I personally love having my gym located in my garage. [/quote]

Ya, I love my home gym and am constantly fighting the urge to buy more equipment.

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[quote]thehebrewhero wrote:
What do you guys do if you only have 60min per day[/quote]
Your specific goal will obviously influence what you should do when you train.

In addition to the program USMC posted, you could consider:

http://www.T-Nation.com/free_online_article/most_recent/single_lift_a_day_workout

http://www.T-Nation.com/readArticle.do?id=5329089

So, yeah, there are more than a few options. You’re not exactly up a creek.

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Mitchnasty wrote:
I personally love having my gym located in my garage. [/quote]

Ya, I love my home gym and am constantly fighting the urge to buy more equipment. [/quote]

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Hell, I live in a one-bedroom apartment - not even a house - and I have DB’s from 10-40 pounds, a 45-pound kettlebell, an EZ-curl bar with enough plates to load to about 100 pounds, an assortment of bands, and an exercise bike. I can only imagine the toys I’ll have once I have my own garage or basement.

OP, your mileage may vary depending on your home and financial situation, but there are plenty of solid programs that can be run in short timeframes and with fairly limited equipment.

I definitely think a 45-pound kettlebell is worth purchasing for anyone that likes to work out (gym access or not). It’s basically indestructible, fairly affordable when you consider that you can use it for thousands of workouts over several decades, and makes a perfect emergency option for a workout on days when the gym is closed, or when you’re traveling, or whenever pretty much anything crops up.

I can always wake up 30 minutes early and spend some quality time working that thing with a combination of swings, lunges, squats, presses, and rows. Even on vacations, as long as I’m driving, I can take the kettlebell along and get some good workouts in without any need to find a gym.

There are other options even better than that, but if finances and/or space are tight, nothing beats a kettlebell as an “I can’t get to the gym and/or I don’t have money for a gym membership and/or I don’t have time to work out” option.

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[quote]ActivitiesGuy wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Mitchnasty wrote:
I personally love having my gym located in my garage. [/quote]

Ya, I love my home gym and am constantly fighting the urge to buy more equipment. [/quote]

x2

Hell, I live in a one-bedroom apartment - not even a house - and I have DB’s from 10-40 pounds, a 45-pound kettlebell, an EZ-curl bar with enough plates to load to about 100 pounds, an assortment of bands, and an exercise bike. I can only imagine the toys I’ll have once I have my own garage or basement.

OP, your mileage may vary depending on your home and financial situation, but there are plenty of solid programs that can be run in short timeframes and with fairly limited equipment.

I definitely think a 45-pound kettlebell is worth purchasing for anyone that likes to work out (gym access or not). It’s basically indestructible, fairly affordable when you consider that you can use it for thousands of workouts over several decades, and makes a perfect emergency option for a workout on days when the gym is closed, or when you’re traveling, or whenever pretty much anything crops up.

I can always wake up 30 minutes early and spend some quality time working that thing with a combination of swings, lunges, squats, presses, and rows. Even on vacations, as long as I’m driving, I can take the kettlebell along and get some good workouts in without any need to find a gym.

There are other options even better than that, but if finances and/or space are tight, nothing beats a kettlebell as an “I can’t get to the gym and/or I don’t have money for a gym membership and/or I don’t have time to work out” option.[/quote]

When I read this I was thinking to myself “How does ActivitiesGuy ever hope to get laid if he’s bringing women back to his cluttered apartment with exercise equipment strewn all over the place?”

Then it dawned on me…

“ActivitiesGuy uses that exercise equipment.”

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LOL. Well-played, sir. Well-played indeed.

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[quote]twojarslave wrote:

[quote]ActivitiesGuy wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Mitchnasty wrote:
I personally love having my gym located in my garage. [/quote]

Ya, I love my home gym and am constantly fighting the urge to buy more equipment. [/quote]

x2

Hell, I live in a one-bedroom apartment - not even a house - and I have DB’s from 10-40 pounds, a 45-pound kettlebell, an EZ-curl bar with enough plates to load to about 100 pounds, an assortment of bands, and an exercise bike. I can only imagine the toys I’ll have once I have my own garage or basement.

OP, your mileage may vary depending on your home and financial situation, but there are plenty of solid programs that can be run in short timeframes and with fairly limited equipment.

I definitely think a 45-pound kettlebell is worth purchasing for anyone that likes to work out (gym access or not). It’s basically indestructible, fairly affordable when you consider that you can use it for thousands of workouts over several decades, and makes a perfect emergency option for a workout on days when the gym is closed, or when you’re traveling, or whenever pretty much anything crops up.

I can always wake up 30 minutes early and spend some quality time working that thing with a combination of swings, lunges, squats, presses, and rows. Even on vacations, as long as I’m driving, I can take the kettlebell along and get some good workouts in without any need to find a gym.

There are other options even better than that, but if finances and/or space are tight, nothing beats a kettlebell as an “I can’t get to the gym and/or I don’t have money for a gym membership and/or I don’t have time to work out” option.[/quote]

When I read this I was thinking to myself “How does ActivitiesGuy ever hope to get laid if he’s bringing women back to his cluttered apartment with exercise equipment strewn all over the place?”

Then it dawned on me…

“ActivitiesGuy uses that exercise equipment.”
[/quote]

I dunno man, sex on a stationary bike sounds pretty cool.

On topic, depending on what your usual rest times are, you probably can still do your normal training. Just cut the rest times or implement supersets/trisets/circuits. I notice that a lot of guys including myself rest for way too long and can afford to cut them significantly. Slowly cut rest times every session as long as your performance doesn’t suffer.