Cutting without cardio

[WarriorPL]

How many of you get results from a cutting diet without doing any cardio? I've been on a cutting diet for about a month now, without any cardio and my results coming along VERY slowly. Time for me to hit the cardio.

 

[AlbinoAssassin]

This is a very individual situation. I can get lean without doing any cardio, right now my bodyfat is 6% at 206 (never juiced) and I do no cardio. I have friends that have to do cardio like crazy to get to 12% percent. It's so much genetic. Some people can eat nothing but garbage and have 5% BF year round, I have 2 friends like this. I find that when I start doing a lot of cardio I lose fullness. I would need to increase my calories a little bit to maintain size, which wouldn't really make much sense for me to do. It just depends on your set-point for bodyfat. I would rather tighten up the diet than look stringy. Good luck bro!

 

[HANSEL]

If I drop carbs back to about 100g and keep lifting I can cut without it.

 

[Zander1983]

Cardio is the key for me when it comes to dropping fat. I am useless when it comes to restricting calories and I can't function without good quality carbs. If I'm especially strict with my diet I CAN drop fat decently without using cardio, but its not something I take a lot of pleasure in. That said, I don't like cardio either. Getting lean is never, ever any fun.

 

[ShutUp&Train]

Amen

 

[Senior Woonaki]

best advice would be to keep a journal - keep checking the mirror... The weather is getting nicer now so you could try running sprints. Sprinters are usually able to keep some mass - as opposed to long distance runners... Try a sprinting program and see how you feel/look...

the cardio will also be good for your heart...

neat sprinting program:
http://www.t-mag.com/nation_articles/251run.jsp

 

[corvettedudeman]

it all depends on your current bodyfat... Say if you are over 15% you could probably get down to 12% without cardio.

But trying to drop down under 12% without cardio will be harder and longer

 

[M56M]

yeah cardio is my damn problem, i got down to 12%, and its a very slow problem, but i HATE cardio!!!! I better start liking it !

 

[Senior Woonaki]

i get bored with cardio... i want to get a precore for my apartment so i can play x-box or something while i am on the damn machine.... Vince Taylor did 2, 1 hour sessions during his dieting for the arnold classic - i would shoot myself

 

[JG1]

I'm doing 45 minutes on the threadmill first thing in the morning 7 days a week...it's a PITA, but it has to be done.