Cardio and bulking

[homegrownheat]

whats everybody's input on the amount of cardio if any should be maintained during a bulking cycle??

 

[GUARDIAN]

none. y waste the calories unless u absolutely need the cardiovascular training.

but in your case u may want to keep the bare minimum bc of your job.

 

[OMEGA]

a nice 5 minutes or quick mile post workout keeps you strong and clean and help with lactic acid and cardio output for leg days

 

[st8grad]

You will get an answer from every end of the spectrum on this one.

I think we all have different definitions of intensity for cardio, but I think you should do some form of cardio 4-5 days per week including your lifting.

Clearly your main goal is muscle mass, so again it may be a balancing act between enough and too much.

But I do think our bodies were designed to be much more active than we are. Even if you bust your ass lifting 4 days per week, maybe that would total about 4 hours of intense activity for the week. There are 168 hours per week, 56 should be spent sleeping. So out of 108 hours a week, 4 is spent in physical activity. Not enough.

If you aren't growing fast enough with that, then it is simple to bump the calories.

There are runners who swear that lifting weights can't help them. There are lifters that swear cardio can't help them. Both are clearly wrong, so it's up to you to find the middle ground that works for you.

 

[RearNaked]

none. y waste the calories unless u absolutely need the cardiovascular training.

but in your case u may want to keep the bare minimum bc of your job.

+1

 

[safety4lyfe]

You will get an answer from every end of the spectrum on this one.

I think we all have different definitions of intensity for cardio, but I think you should do some form of cardio 4-5 days per week including your lifting.

Clearly your main goal is muscle mass, so again it may be a balancing act between enough and too much.

But I do think our bodies were designed to be much more active than we are. Even if you bust your ass lifting 4 days per week, maybe that would total about 4 hours of intense activity for the week. There are 168 hours per week, 56 should be spent sleeping. So out of 108 hours a week, 4 is spent in physical activity. Not enough.

If you aren't growing fast enough with that, then it is simple to bump the calories.

There are runners who swear that lifting weights can't help them. There are lifters that swear cardio can't help them. Both are clearly wrong, so it's up to you to find the middle ground that works for you.

Perfect post. Yah, listenin to your body and do what you think is good for you. I think the bare min would be at least 1 hour of cardio in your target heart rate a week.

 

[homegrownheat]

thanks bros

 

[ALIN]

whats everybody's input on the amount of cardio if any should be maintained during a bulking cycle??

I wouldnt do any cardio if I was in full BULK mode.

 

[safety4lyfe]

^^^^
i dont know...just eat more if you do cardio when your in bulk mode. gotta keep deverything up to par...its all synergetic

 

[Donnie Darko]

At least do enough cardio to warm up the body part you are working, even if it is just warm up sets other than leg day.