Short of time- which routine better?

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I try to go to gym every M/W/F, for about 1.5hrs to 2hrs(excluding shower time). but lately i had been so freaking busy with work, i can only go once last week and went today.

even today i left the office at 6.10pm and only arrive at gym, get ready and start at 6.50pm. and i thought to myself, i don't want to spend the same amount time as before because its going to end up late, i'm pretty tired by the time i was at the gym.

so i went for another routine, i didn't do cardio, and i cramp my routine into 1hour 10mins(include 3mins warm up and down), i did heavier weights and lesser reps and lesser rest in between, i was practically doing all the way, like a circuit kind, upper body and lower body,then core. by the 1st 15mins, i was panting and sweating and i can see my chest area was red.

is this a wise routine? if i'm short of time, and i cramp everything. so instead of using my normal weights, i try to go higher weights for those techniques which i can, and lesser rest in between in reps.

if this is no good for me, please suggest what can i do when i'm running short of time.
please advise, thanks
 
It really depends what your goals are that will dictate how heavy, no. of sets and reps, rest and time under tension.. what are your goals ??? list those and i think you'll get a better answer. also what exercises are you doing??
 
ok, my goal is to gain muscles in order to lose BF more effectively(i'm actually like 10% HIIT and the rest are free weights).

i usually do upper body with free weights and body bar, working on the biceps, tripceps, traps, shoulders, when my arms are tired, i work on my lower body, thighs and bums- lunges, squats, then i alternate upper and lower body, then i work on my lateral with weights, i also work on my back(i highly suspect i'm doing the wrong way)
finally, i do crunches and planks for core.

so far, for all i'm using 4lbs dumbbells, for upright roll, i can use 5lbs dumbbells
i use 4.5lbs body bar for biceps and chest.
for lower body and core, i don't use any weights.
thats it.
 
If you're limited on time and can only access the gym 1-2 times a week then worry about your compound lifts and get out of there. Supersetting with short rest times are fine and most of the time--great.
 
Even tho I dont like body weight workouts you may want to look in to getting a good program set up. and get some dumbbells for your home.

that way in the gym you can do squats, chins, bench press, rows etc...

and when your at home you can work your arms and shoulders.

the bodyweight work out is to maintain muscle when you dont have time to get in the gym and maybe at weekends.
 
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