Cardio necessary for Cutting?

[Mindwraith]

I'm still going through my normal building routine but the only thing I've changed is my diet, low cal/fat. I don't expect to grow too much muscle but I do expect to lose a lot of that fat (around my gut hopefully). Is it necessary for me to add a mile or two jog to my routine for this or is diet all I have to change to cut. This is my routine, I have no idea where I would even add jogging and still stay under 60 min workout.

Sunday - Biceps / Back (may alternate or reverse order starting with chinups)
warmup (not sure what)
abs-decline with weight
Dead Lifts 5 sets 5
Bent over Row 5 sets of 5
Chinups 3x10 Palms facing out
Barbell curls 5x5 (first 2 CNS Stimulation 3 min rest)
Preacher curls (dumbell) 5x5
Chinups 3x10 Palms facing in
stretch

Monday - Chest / Tri's
warmup (unsure of what)
reverse crunches
Dumbell press incline 5x5 (first 2 CNS 3 min rest)
Dumbell press flat 5x5
Dumbell fly's incline 5x5
Pushups - 35-8-6-5-4
EZbar skullcrushers tri's 5x5
overhead dumbell (sitting) tri's 2 sets of 12
dips 3 sets of 10
stretch

Tuesday - Quads / Hamstrings
light warmup
squats 5x9 70% of 1rm
leg press 1x20 add weight for 3x10
stiff legged dead lifts 10-8-6-6
Leg Curls 1x20 (light) then 2x10 (heavy)
Sprint 350 yards
stretch

Wednesday - Shoulders
warmup
abs-decline with weight
reverse flys 4x8
bent arm lateral raise 4x8
Military dumbell Press 5x5
shoulder shrugs 1x20 (light) 3x8 (heavy)
stretch

Thursday - Calves / Etc.
warmup
abs-decline with weight
Explosive Pushups 8x4 1 min rest ea.
sitting calf press 5x8 (heavy) pyramid 101
Chinups 4x10
Donkey Calf Raises triple drop 3x10 121
sprint 450 yards
stretch

Friday - Off
Saturday - Off

 

[edgecrusher]

It is going ot depend on the type of metabolism you have. If you are blessed w/ a quicker moving metabolism, then chances are you will need little to no cardio.

What many people do not realise, is that weight lifting is much more condusive to cutting then cardio is. You just have to adjust your routine to facilitate this process.

 

[JG1]

All depends on how easy it is for you to loose body fat. For me, it's absolutely necessary to hit the cardio hard while trying to lean out, and alos keep a very low carb diet. For others, a good diet and no cardio is all they need.....and still for some others, a crappy diet will get them cut with no cardio at all.

 

[Fatty4You]

As well as what the guys above said, its also important how well you body can move oxygen into your muscles. Cause, without enough oxygen, you body CANNOT burn fat for energy, at least not during the exercise. I don't know much about cutting, but i have been told that low intesity cardio is the best for fat burn, and what i have read in the Stregth Training and Conditioning text book that seems to make sense.

-Fatty

 

[Mindwraith]

Hmmmm, I guess the answer then is to try it and see for myself. I breath deeply a lot during workouts so maybe that helps as far as oxygen goes. I do that now and then at work too.