how often do you guys work out?

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how much time do you spend working out each week?

  • i don't work out

    Votes: 16 11.3%

  • < 1 hour

    Votes: 3 2.1%

  • 1-2 hours

    Votes: 10 7.0%

  • 2-4 hours

    Votes: 24 16.9%

  • 4-6 hours

    Votes: 30 21.1%

  • 6+ hours

    Votes: 59 41.5%
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just curious. i usually do some type of cardio 2-3 times a week (running, elliptical, cycling) for about 30 minutes each time

am thinking about getting into a lifting routine and am curious about how feasible maintaining such a routine would be in med school...it would require 1-1.5 hours per day x 6 days a week
 
Personally do 4 days a week of weight lifting. 2-3 days of basketball. Gotta stay active! Still in undergraduate though.

Maintaining your routine is feasible in medical school. Just be very military with your time and stay on schedule, it will work out if you want it to.
 
palatopharyngeus said:
just curious. i usually do some type of cardio 2-3 times a week (running, elliptical, cycling) for about 30 minutes each time

am thinking about getting into a lifting routine and am curious about how feasible maintaining such a routine would be in med school...it would require 1-1.5 hours per day x 6 days a week
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Before I began my full-time job with studying for the MCAT last summer, I was working out 4 days a week for 2-3 hours at a time. I didn't do any exercise for a solid six months, but now I am slowly climbing back in to it, generally dedicating at least 30 minutes every day to cardio and pushups before bed.

My problem was I was way too in to lifting. I had previously lost 100 pounds and was positive I needed to get swoll, so I lifted until I benched 300+ pounds. Realistically, it's not something I could maintain while studying as much as I was/will. I know plenty of people in medical school who workout 3-5 days a week; however, they do not dedicate 2-3 hours a day to it. Rather, it's more of a 30 minutes cardio/30 minutes lifting routine. It's definitely doable.

I also know of a fellow meathead in medical school who was similar to me in the "taking weight lifting way too seriously." He got through 1st year fine, but then didn't do so hot in 2nd year because of his dedication to the weight room. He ended up having to retake his 2nd year. Moral of the story: know what's more important. It's easy to get addicted to exercise.

Also, importance of life events outside of medical school will play a large role. Personally, I am an introvert, so I need some rejuvenation time all alone. Sometimes I have to skip a workout to get this, and that's just fine. You just have to find what's most important!
 
5-6 days a week about 2 hours mix of cardio and weights. I managed to keep that up during undergrad and I plan on continuing that in med school... I don't forsee any time issues as I've always managed to fit it in. You just have to make it a priority!
 
make sure you follow up all the iron pumping with cardio to get circulation back!
 
First year I was probably lifting 4 times a week and got probably the fittest I've ever been. Once I started clinics I pretty much lost all my gains :\

Now 4th year is around the corner so hopefully I'll be back gymming regularly again.
 
I run for about an hour or so a day in addition to a bit of cross training, so my total workout time adds up to about 10 hours a week.

I'm an energetic person and find that going for my run before sitting down to study helps me concentrate.
 
3-4 Hours a week swimming.
3-4 Hours a week Weightlifting. 3 days swimming 3 days weightlifting and 1 rest day. Currently in undergrad. Plan to decrease weightlifting time during medical school to 30-45 mins 3x a week. I'm definitely keeping the swimming 3-4 days a week though, that is first priority for my fitness goals.
 
Weights 6x a week here and I plan on keeping that going through first year at least.
 
I anticipate my lifting to increase during first year until I reach "Meat Titan" status.

I will than proceed to paint my self green during my peds rotation.
 
3 times a week mixed martial arts - Jujitsu , Judo , and Kung Fu. looking for MMA club in Detroit anyone know of any?

Anyone going to Wayne medical school interested in joining a Jujitsu or Judo club in Fraser? Judo and Jujitsu ground work is very good for strength and cardio workout.
Pm me if you are close to Fraser, MI I can get you a free pass for a week to try out. Ladies it very good for self defense and health.

Difference between Judo , Jujitsu and kung Fu :

Judo : Standing up match - it goes by point like foot sweep and your opponent fall then you earn 1/2 a point , or ippon which full point and game over.

Judo ground work : time limit both player stay on the mat try to pin , arm bar or chokes until the other gives up or the time up. with judo you cannot stand up.

Jujitsu : no time limit you fight on the mat until someone is choke or arm bar ( no pins in jujitsu )
their ground work players can stand up too.

Kung fu: There are many style of kung Fu I took Hungar ( five animals style ). close quarters combat low kick and deadly strike.
 
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With an attitude like this you be a great doctor for children. You can look at their smile when you walk in all buff and green like the HULK while giving them a check up and a lollipop.
 
Lawgiver said:
make sure you follow up all the iron pumping with cardio to get circulation back!
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How about no.:laugh:
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(proven by broscience)
 
Lift 4x a week, spinning 1x a week. Did this all of 1st/2nd year. Usually spend ~1 hour and some change in the gym each time. Did fine in classes.

Based on what I've seen of the 3rd years, it's possible to keep it up during non-surgical rotations.
 
HCHopeful said:
Also, importance of life events outside of medical school will play a large role. Personally, I am an introvert, so I need some rejuvenation time all alone. Sometimes I have to skip a workout to get this, and that's just fine. You just have to find what's most important!
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Interesting. Working out IS my rejuvenation time all alone.
 
graviton said:
How about no.:laugh:
cardio-lose-gains-d76259415.png

(proven by broscience)
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if you seriously believe this you're deluded. working out isn't all about gaining weight. If you think that cardio isn't healthy because it causes you to metabolize muscle you don't really understand the word "healthy" and have a lot to learn in medical school
 
Every time I use my AT&T phone, i'm raising the bar
 
darkjedi said:
First year I was probably lifting 4 times a week and got probably the fittest I've ever been. Once I started clinics I pretty much lost all my gains :\

Now 4th year is around the corner so hopefully I'll be back gymming regularly again.
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I hear you. I'm hoping to stay on the workout train come third year, but I know it will be a struggle.
 
HCHopeful said:
Before I began my full-time job with studying for the MCAT last summer, I was working out 4 days a week for 2-3 hours at a time. I didn't do any exercise for a solid six months, but now I am slowly climbing back in to it, generally dedicating at least 30 minutes every day to cardio and pushups before bed.

My problem was I was way too in to lifting. I had previously lost 100 pounds and was positive I needed to get swoll, so I lifted until I benched 300+ pounds. Realistically, it's not something I could maintain while studying as much as I was/will. I know plenty of people in medical school who workout 3-5 days a week; however, they do not dedicate 2-3 hours a day to it. Rather, it's more of a 30 minutes cardio/30 minutes lifting routine. It's definitely doable.

I also know of a fellow meathead in medical school who was similar to me in the "taking weight lifting way too seriously." He got through 1st year fine, but then didn't do so hot in 2nd year because of his dedication to the weight room. He ended up having to retake his 2nd year. Moral of the story: know what's more important. It's easy to get addicted to exercise.

Also, importance of life events outside of medical school will play a large role. Personally, I am an introvert, so I need some rejuvenation time all alone. Sometimes I have to skip a workout to get this, and that's just fine. You just have to find what's most important!
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Yeah, dude. I have always been that guy 6x a week weightlifting gig, but lately I have been missing out on gym time. I'm putting school first and all, I could get some late, late night workouts in, but I'm mentally tired by then.
 
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Waiting for @TheBuffOP to comment...
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Hahaha, I'm late on this thread. As I mentioned above I have been busy as heck this past few days. I want to get back into the rhythm of things, though.

My thread answer:
I try to workout 5-6 times a week. I follow the Dorian Yates style (high intensity, 45 mins workouts). I need to start cutting, I keep saying that lol. I guess that's why I don't call myself The Shredded OP.:laugh:
 
The Buff OP said:
Yeah, dude. I have always been that guy 6x a week weightlifting gig, but lately I have been missing out on gym time. I'm putting school first and all, I could get some late, late night workouts in, but I'm mentally tired by then.
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It really does suck. I tried to do it, but working 8-5 and then studying until 11 just didn't leave any time for working out. Then once school started I had classes during the day and studied for the MCAT at night. I was just so mentally drained that I didn't have the desire to workout. Luckily, I just lost muscle and didn't really gain fat. I was about 225 when I stopped working out, and now I weight about 205 (way less nice of a body, though). I'm just hoping the regimen I'm attempting now is more doable, because I just feel better when I'm active.
 
HCHopeful said:
It really does suck. I tried to do it, but working 8-5 and then studying until 11 just didn't leave any time for working out. Then once school started I had classes during the day and studied for the MCAT at night. I was just so mentally drained that I didn't have the desire to workout. Luckily, I just lost muscle and didn't really gain fat. I was about 225 when I stopped working out, and now I weight about 205 (way less nice of a body, though). I'm just hoping the regimen I'm attempting now is more doable, because I just feel better when I'm active.
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Yeah, I feel like I have just been getting fat. =p If I'm not eating clean and working out, I feel guilty. One more month until school is over for the semester. 👍 Don't have school tomorrow, so I'm gonna hit the gym early in the afternoon.
 
Do you even lift bro?

Seriously though, I run about 3-4 days at 2-3 miles each time. I do free weights whenever I have time but that pre med life of studying until you fall asleep 🙁
 
I wanted to gain weight over the last bit so id been eating more and lifting a bunch. Pretty happy with progress so I'm doing a recomp of sorts where I'm dropping the weights I'm using and increasing reps while adding a bit of cardio.

Usually workout for 1-1.5hrs or so 4-5 days per week but it's been rough with interviews and some other travel.

My college 5 year reunion is in May so that's certainly keeping me going lol.

I used to bike race in college, so training for 6 hours a week feels like slacking in comparison to putting up 200+ mile weeks on the bike.
 
theriomorphos said:
My uncle is an otolaryngologist who runs 3-5 miles everyday and does some calisthenics a few times a week. One of my other friends is in the third year of medical school. He does MMA and competes too. Another friend of mine who is a resident at RWJ does short powerlifting style workouts emphasizing on multijoint, compound movements like squats, deadlifts, bench press etc..He also sprints. (HIT cardio).

My own routine... 20 mins of deep breathing, first thing in the morning, followed with 10 mins of yoga. I run everyday and mix sprinting and a long distance running. Running is usually done for 10-20 mins. I rotate between calisthenics and powerlifting style workouts. If I do calisthenics then it is done everyday and with powerlifting it is usually 3 days a week for 30-45 min workouts. In the near future I am planning on pursuing a discipline like Capoeira, Judo or Kyokoshin Karate. 🙂
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Stupid question but doesn't MMA have a high risk for brain damage--even internal bleeding could be an issue from several body shots. I personally wouldn't engage in risky behavior such as this if I was a med student.
 
Resistance training/minor weightlifting: M-W-F - I generally focus on a different group of muscles each of these days;
Cardio: T-Th sometimes spinning but usually just running (either running on a greenway or trailrunning; I hate treadmills and live in constant fear of falling off them);
Aerobic HIIT generally once every other week (so like 20/80);
Saturdays are usually reserved for making up a workout I missed during the week, or hiking if I have enough time;
Sundays are usually for relaxing. I'll do some deep breathing, stretching, and chill yoga stuff.

I have been worried about being able to keep a constant routine once I start med school. I've worked on maximizing benefits vs. time ever since starting undergrad, and can get an effective workout in in about 45 minutes. And I'm...fairly healthy? But I still feel like a fitness noob. It does give me consolation that y'all seem able to keep up a fairly active lifestyle /and/ do well in med school.
 
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litotes said:
if you seriously believe this you're deluded. working out isn't all about gaining weight. If you think that cardio isn't healthy because it causes you to metabolize muscle you don't really understand the word "healthy" and have a lot to learn in medical school
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Not sure if you're trying to troll me or lack basic reading comprehension?:meh: Good luck with getting into medical school.

(hint: I'm so irritable now because I'm dieting down.)
 
RespectTheChemistry19 said:
I run for about an hour or so a day in addition to a bit of cross training, so my total workout time adds up to about 10 hours a week.

I'm an energetic person and find that going for my run before sitting down to study helps me concentrate.
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I really hate running. It's funny because I actually used to run track in high school, distance. Otherwise, I wouldn't do it for fun--it gets boring after a while.

I lift, do HIIT for about 20 min a few times a week, and I also play soccer.
 
litotes said:
if you seriously believe this you're deluded. working out isn't all about gaining weight. If you think that cardio isn't healthy because it causes you to metabolize muscle you don't really understand the word "healthy" and have a lot to learn in medical school
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Missed a little line at the end of his post there.. :eyebrow:
 
So my plan started this new year: Yes I am a noob to this

1. Intermittent Fasting: eatting schedule 12pm-8pm; fasting: 8pm-12pm (2000 calories)
2. Cardio 30 minutes on treadmill: 6:00am-6:30am walking/jogging
3. Walking to and from work: ~4 miles daily
4. Weight lifting: 2 times a week with basic equipment (trying to find more days but got no time currently; don't have partner for benching yet)

Lost 7 pounds since Jan 1
 
CrossFit six days a week. Was rowing competitively before that and sometimes add a run in the park as well.
 
Theafoni said:
I really hate running. It's funny because I actually used to run track in high school, distance. Otherwise, I wouldn't do it for fun--it gets boring after a while.

I lift, do HIIT for about 20 min a few times a week, and I also play soccer.
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I'm just the opposite of you. I hated running growing up and got into it as an adult.

I have been trying for years to get into lifting, but I just can't stand it. Too much repetitive motion.

What position do you play in soccer?
 
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Lift 4-5 days a week but I'm still in undergrad, hopefully if and when I get in I'll still lift around 3 days a week. I do some cardio but honestly I hate jogging more than anything so I do sprints.
 
PreciousHamburgers said:
CrossFit six days a week. Was rowing competitively before that and sometimes add a run in the park as well.
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Crossfit gets a serious eyeroll from me because of how awful most of the coaches I've seen have been. A week long cert doesn't make someone competent in teaching bastardized oly lifts.

Such crossfit. Much facepalms. Wow.
 
I exercise five days per week. Each session includes lifting and about 25 mins of cardio. Duration of each workout is just under two hours. I plan on staying fit in med school but realistically speaking, i'll probably be able to workout about three times per week consistently.
 
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