Cardio Recommendation

[DanG]

I'm lifting fairly heavily right now for about 1.25 hours per day, 4 days a week. I also do cardio for about 30 minutes a day. I'm trying to lose a bit more body fat than I have, but I want to lose it quicker. I figure I've got another 15-20 lbs of fat to lose till I'm happy.
What would be my best course of action to accomplish this? Should I add more time to my cardio workouts, or another cardio workout? If I should add another workout, would it be better to do 25 or 30 minutes before weights and then 30 minutes after? Or just 1 hour after/before?

Thanks for any advice!

 

[bignate73]

i noticed i didnt hear anything about how you were eating.

cut your calories. simple. less work= same benefits.

2 ways people go about with fat loss. tons of cardio (to put themselves into a calorie deficit) AND/OR reduced food intake (to put themselves into a calorie deficit)

either way its calories in vs. calories out. so if you like to do more cardio and dont want to change your eating habits, go for it. or...drop your cals a bit and keep your program the same.

best bet is to calculate what your eating first to get a good idea of why the bodyfat isnt coming off as fast as you would like. its a real eye opener sometimes.

 

[DanG]

Oops, kinda forgot about my diet. I'm eating pretty healthy, 6 or 7 small meals a day. 2 multivitimins in the morning, therma pro(eca stack), ZMA and regular protien shakes after workouts and right before bed. Lots of fruits and veggies, light on the carbs and sweets. Almost no fast food(maybe once every other week). I haven't actually calculated how much food I'm consuming because I haven't found a good list. Anyone got one?

Thanks again!

 

[Stryc-9]

If your goal is to cut pesky adipose tissue then you might want to try an hour of cardio on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning....or at least 3 or 4 hours after your last meal...

....or, do a half-hour of cardio after weight training...the main idea is to perform your cardio when muscle glycogen is depleted...with the theory being that your body will resort to burning the ol' spare tire.

...but as bignate73 said - the bottom line is calories in/calories out...

...as for your diet - don't go overboard with the fruit....save it for post-workout...

 

[diamonddiceclay]

do 1 hr a day of cardio after weights

 

[cure]

your overtraining you will find yourself rundown very soon. 1.5 hours training heavy than 1 hour cardio is wayyyy too much. You will lose alot of muscle because you will be cutting carbs and calories.

 

[Belial]

Listen to bignate. And don't do cardio on an empty stomach. And don't do an hour of cardio after a heavy weight workout.

 

[tzan]

Hey Belial, how come you advise against doing cardio on an empty stomach???

 

[rgosit]

its all about diet

 

[proxy]

I dind't know ECA is healthy....you are on wrong way ........