What was your experience with two a day workouts?

rockette · 10-28-15, 02:24 PM

And what was your format? Considering doing this for a few weeks, please share your experiences!

wlorrie · 10-28-15, 03:05 PM

I was working out for 1 hour a day in the mornings. I wanted to focus on getting stronger and losing fat so I had change my schedule. My schedule involves some 2 a day workout. It looks like this:
M, W- AM run, PM 20 minute abs
T, TH- AM weights, PM 30 minute cardio
Fri- AM run
Sat-Ab focused workout
Sun- Weights

Separating abs workouts from the general weights has given me a lot more strength and endurance for my core area.
Lorrie

dela · 10-28-15, 03:45 PM

This is something I so desperately want to implement, one cardio and one strength, or even 1 stretch and 1 strength or cardio, but I just cannot get past the mentality that once my workout is done for the day, it's done. This is in part why it's really hard for me to string together 2 dvds.

bubbles76 · 10-28-15, 04:09 PM

When I am in training I work out twice a day, but that's the only time I have the extra time. In the AM it was weights or cardio, in the PM it was yoga. Gained so much flexibility with this approach.

noodles · 10-28-15, 04:18 PM

I did this for well over a year and generally would work out at home for 45 - 60 minutes in the morning, 6 days/ week with mainly weights, then went to the gym for an hour circuit class 3 times/week. I ended up with overuse injuries, could not lose any weight no matter how hard i tried. Once I stopped the evening classes, my appetite lessened and I easily lost 8 pounds and the fat over my hips/ belly that was annoying the heck out of me. I think it depends on the intensity and what your goals are. For me I think it was over stressing my body likely resulting in high cortisol and fat retention instead of fat melting. Just my experience though, others may have had good luck with this.
Jamie

KateTT · 10-28-15, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bubbles76

When I am in training I work out twice a day, but that's the only time I have the extra time. In the AM it was weights or cardio, in the PM it was yoga. Gained so much flexibility with this approach.

I do this too...I don't have a lot of time, so morning is my main BIG workout, and evening is Yoga.

Of course if I could just quit my job I could probably workout off and on all day.

But seriously this approach worked well for me too.

Joni O · 10-28-15, 04:35 PM

I work out first thing in the morning (usually a Firm) and go for a 3-mile walk 5 days a week immediately afterward. I guess that's 2 workouts a day. I feel great, have more energy and have toned up. I've also stopped eating most processed foods, so it's not just the exercise.

ghm · 10-28-15, 04:56 PM

i like to do two workouts a day with 25-40 min for am and 20-30 min for PM so typically still around 60 min or a little over. I like to have rotation to follow in the AM so it is plug and go. Most recently I finished a rotation of Delta Speed Shred. In evening it is usually whatever I am in mood for. I like kettlebells and sandbags so typically prefer that for the PM workout but I also signed up for Les Mils and sometimes do Pump. On weekend I might just do one workout one Sat and one on Sunday to give myself a break.
I tend to have a dread factor for those longer than 45 min at a stretch. Not because it is physically too demanding but rather because I get antsy and feel I should now be doing something else/bored.

poohpeggy · 10-28-15, 05:16 PM

I have done 2 workouts a day for years. I do not do 2 workouts a day if I am doing summer fun sports or lots of yard work or shoveling snow. I do cardio in the a.m. and weights in the late afternoon. I take 1 day a week off. My cardio is generally 6" Step, Kickbox, Hitt, 8" Step, Floor/Low-Impact. I really shake up weights. I do Total Body, Splits, One Body Part a day etc. I usually throw in a Circuit once a week. The trick for me is to shake it up so I do not overuse any part of my body. I also will sub in easier workouts or take unplanned rest days. I have a very sedentary lifestyle so maybe that's why it works for me.

Cafelattee · 10-28-15, 08:35 PM

I do hiit workout before upper body lifting during a 3 day split rotation. I will do steady state cardio after a leg workout.

I trained this way most of the year except when I choose a metabolic or total body rotation. I don't' need to double up cause I burn more calories with these type of workouts.

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10-28-15, 02:24 PM
rockette VF Supporter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sunshine State	What was your experience with two a day workouts? And what was your format? Considering doing this for a few weeks, please share your experiences! __________________ The greatest tragedy in life is not death: It is life without a purpose. Without a clear understanding of purpose, life becomes an experiment. Myles Munroe

10-28-15, 03:05 PM
wlorrie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Central Mass	I was working out for 1 hour a day in the mornings. I wanted to focus on getting stronger and losing fat so I had change my schedule. My schedule involves some 2 a day workout. It looks like this: M, W- AM run, PM 20 minute abs T, TH- AM weights, PM 30 minute cardio Fri- AM run Sat-Ab focused workout Sun- Weights Separating abs workouts from the general weights has given me a lot more strength and endurance for my core area. Lorrie

10-28-15, 03:45 PM
dela Join Date: Aug 2010	This is something I so desperately want to implement, one cardio and one strength, or even 1 stretch and 1 strength or cardio, but I just cannot get past the mentality that once my workout is done for the day, it's done. This is in part why it's really hard for me to string together 2 dvds.

10-28-15, 04:09 PM
bubbles76 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey	When I am in training I work out twice a day, but that's the only time I have the extra time. In the AM it was weights or cardio, in the PM it was yoga. Gained so much flexibility with this approach. __________________ "You humans have the potential to be the most wonderful beings there are - if you can get past all these enormous stupid spots you seem to have in your hearts. It's not your fault. You just don't know how to work your hearts right yet. That's why there are dogs." - Jim Butcher, Zoo Day

10-28-15, 04:18 PM
noodles Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Canada	I did this for well over a year and generally would work out at home for 45 - 60 minutes in the morning, 6 days/ week with mainly weights, then went to the gym for an hour circuit class 3 times/week. I ended up with overuse injuries, could not lose any weight no matter how hard i tried. Once I stopped the evening classes, my appetite lessened and I easily lost 8 pounds and the fat over my hips/ belly that was annoying the heck out of me. I think it depends on the intensity and what your goals are. For me I think it was over stressing my body likely resulting in high cortisol and fat retention instead of fat melting. Just my experience though, others may have had good luck with this. Jamie

10-28-15, 04:35 PM
Joni O VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities, MN	I work out first thing in the morning (usually a Firm) and go for a 3-mile walk 5 days a week immediately afterward. I guess that's 2 workouts a day. I feel great, have more energy and have toned up. I've also stopped eating most processed foods, so it's not just the exercise.

10-28-15, 04:56 PM
ghm Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chesapeake, va	i like to do two workouts a day with 25-40 min for am and 20-30 min for PM so typically still around 60 min or a little over. I like to have rotation to follow in the AM so it is plug and go. Most recently I finished a rotation of Delta Speed Shred. In evening it is usually whatever I am in mood for. I like kettlebells and sandbags so typically prefer that for the PM workout but I also signed up for Les Mils and sometimes do Pump. On weekend I might just do one workout one Sat and one on Sunday to give myself a break. I tend to have a dread factor for those longer than 45 min at a stretch. Not because it is physically too demanding but rather because I get antsy and feel I should now be doing something else/bored.

10-28-15, 05:16 PM
poohpeggy Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: michigan	I have done 2 workouts a day for years. I do not do 2 workouts a day if I am doing summer fun sports or lots of yard work or shoveling snow. I do cardio in the a.m. and weights in the late afternoon. I take 1 day a week off. My cardio is generally 6" Step, Kickbox, Hitt, 8" Step, Floor/Low-Impact. I really shake up weights. I do Total Body, Splits, One Body Part a day etc. I usually throw in a Circuit once a week. The trick for me is to shake it up so I do not overuse any part of my body. I also will sub in easier workouts or take unplanned rest days. I have a very sedentary lifestyle so maybe that's why it works for me.

10-28-15, 08:35 PM
Cafelattee Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Gulf Coast	I do hiit workout before upper body lifting during a 3 day split rotation. I will do steady state cardio after a leg workout. I trained this way most of the year except when I choose a metabolic or total body rotation. I don't' need to double up cause I burn more calories with these type of workouts.