Been lifting for 5 months straight

[Deleted member 33117]

For your original question, how much cardio should you do when trying to trim down a little? Zero. Cardio is for cardiovascular health. Just drop it completely and eat 200 less calories a day, unless your primary concern is training for endurance. Take that one sandwich you like to eat for your 4th meal every day and cut it in half and toss half in the trash.

What does your EFA intake look like?

 

[youngguns]

For your original question, how much cardio should you do when trying to trim down a little? Zero. Cardio is for cardiovascular health. Just drop it completely and eat 200 less calories a day, unless your primary concern is training for endurance. Take that one sandwich you like to eat for your 4th meal every day and cut it in half and toss half in the trash.

What does your EFA intake look like?

I eat a can of salmon about every toher day, I mix udos, flax seeds oil in my morning protein shakes, and I eat a lot of ANPB.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

I eat a can of salmon about every toher day, I mix udos, flax seeds oil in my morning protein shakes, and I eat a lot of ANPB.

The first three are good, but ANPD is primariy for n-9 fats, which are not essential. Still it is a superior source of fat than saturated or trans fats.

 

[JKurz1]

bro I would never ever reccomend dropping cardio. it does soooo much more than burn cals....helps u recover aids protein synthesis jacks metabolism....eat a tad more or cardio days and do it 2 to 3 times a week ....the heart will thnk u. the days of bulking and getting fat are long gone.....ive given it up for the mnth of january only because I'm sub 6 % tryimg to get a little cushion

 

[Deleted member 33117]

bro I would never ever reccomend dropping cardio. it does soooo much more than burn cals....helps u recover aids protein synthesis jacks metabolism....eat a tad more or cardio days and do it 2 to 3 times a week ....the heart will thnk u. the days of bulking and getting fat are long gone.....ive given it up for the mnth of january only because I'm sub 6 % tryimg to get a little cushion

1) Helps recover? How so? If physical activity helps aid in recovery from weight training, why not hit the weights again instead? What evidence do you have the cardio aids in recovery?

2) Aids in protein synthesis? Possibly for an inactive individual, but certain not for someone who regularly does heavy resistance training. Marathon runners must have insane protein synthesis.

3) Jacks metabolism? Only hard sprinting or interval training, and even then, would you compair the metabolic increase with doing heavy squats? High intensity cardio of corse cuts into your recovery ability and does not stimulate the same growth as weight training. Why not just add an additional squat workout instead?

The heart might thank you, but a clean diet for someone who already weight trains regularly will lead to overall better general health. However, we can agree to disagree on this. I'm just not a big believer in cardio for people training for maximum strength of lean body mass. It is counter productive.

 

[JKurz1]

ok agree to disagree. that's what well do. do a search on cardio bodybuilding benefits. all my points are easily identified. howrver if bbing is not the goal but strength and size is....thats a whole new game and squats farmet walks etc are great cardio.

no question diet is 90 % of the game. I've given up cardio for this coming month. followed by a 98 % high cakorie clean diet and solid training regimine I am assuming ill go from 7 % to 9ish......tolrable.

on a side note its 10000x easier for me to eat every 2 hrs when I d a mere 2o min am walk....im ravishing all day. havrnt done a lick in 2 days and I'm finding it very easiy to miss a meal.....ive had 10 meals inc pw shakes x 2 when I normally have 8 a day....

 

[youngguns]

Well I took 8 days off, with cardio only 2 times...
I start with squats today, yay

 

[timtim]

The heart might thank you, but a clean diet for someone who already weight trains regularly will lead to overall better general health.

speculation. can you show any proof to this comment?

if you really want to defend the notion that cardio will help with heart health (as if thats really important or anything) but will hinder your ability to be big, so easy decision, big muscles - then that is your choice. confusing to me but its your belief.

cardio does so many beneficial things for your body why anyone would eliminate it really confuses me. if you dont agree with cardio that is one thing but to say that cardio is a hinderance to any bb is ridiculous. just like aas, too much of them are bad. same with cardio. if cardio is done appropriately and not over done, it should be a part of everyones life, whether bb or not, bulking or cutting, whatever. cardio should always be done if a healthy lifestyle is your choice. eating 200 less calories a day does nothing for the heart or body.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

speculation. can you show any proof to this comment?

if you really want to defend the notion that cardio will help with heart health (as if thats really important or anything) but will hinder your ability to be big, so easy decision, big muscles - then that is your choice. confusing to me but its your belief.

cardio does so many beneficial things for your body why anyone would eliminate it really confuses me. if you dont agree with cardio that is one thing but to say that cardio is a hinderance to any bb is ridiculous. just like aas, too much of them are bad. same with cardio. if cardio is done appropriately and not over done, it should be a part of everyones life, whether bb or not, bulking or cutting, whatever. cardio should always be done if a healthy lifestyle is your choice. eating 200 less calories a day does nothing for the heart or body.

Saying that cardio will improve recovery is pure speculation as well. I've got a number of physiology and excersize science books on my shelf that definately show doing endurance training can change the ratios of fiber types away from white fast twitch fibers, which would ultimately slightly reduce gains in lbm from resistance training. Specific adaptation to imposed demands. If you have the energy and recovery ability to do cardio sessions, you could utilize that same energy for more weight training sessions which actually stimulate strength and gains in lbm. No, I am adamantly opposed to cardio for anyone who goal is optimal gains in lbm or changes in body composition. If you are concerned about your cardiovascular health beyond weight training, stop eating shit. Cut your saturated fat down, stop eating all transfat and hi GI carbs, and increase your EFA and fiber intake. There are plenty of respected guru's and doctors who agree.

 

[JKurz1]

bbf what are your goals?stats? compete? evet been sub 6 %