do u need cardio to cut

[missyd143]

hey im just wondering if cardio is necessary to cut/? and how much 5 days a week for 60 min? isnt that catabolic?

 

[new@gettinbig]

It all depends...everyone is different..some do not need to do a lot of cardio..others do..Eating clean...and training heavy will help out big time!! Cardio in the AM on an empty stomach is best for cutting...60 minutes..5 days would be great...i would also throw in some HIIT training in there too as well. Drink at least 1 gallon of water a day. Are you taking an ECA??? Are you on anything? What is your diet like now? What is your training like? SO many factors go into dieting and getting lean..cardio is just a small part of it all..Diet is like 90% of it though...you get that down and you can do a lot!!

 

[missyd143]

meal 1

1 scoop whey wit oatmeal and some blueberries

meal2
grilled chicken with veggies and nuts

meal 3
samon or egg whites --30gram sof protein
coffee wit some half n half

meal 4 --post workout
half cup of skim milk (sometimes i have milk) mixed with whey and some carbs like sprees or airheads..if not them some cereal or graham crackers

meal 5
chicken wit flax and spinich

meal 6
cottage cheese and whey wit nuts or some pb




help is this any good? i do weights 3 times a week and cardio for 20- 40 min alernating between HIIIT or low intesity 3 times a week on nom pretty lean and arms are cut .i weight train my abs twice a week intensilyn consecutive days....wha should i do ,,, i have no abs but i

 

[new@gettinbig]

Try having real food instead of so much whey protein powders..they are ok..but real food is better if you can..how much fat are you taking in?? its good to have but dont go over board w/ it..I would have egg whites as my last meal instead of cottage cheese and nuts etc.. If I want to get leaner I usually cut out my cottage cheese..or cut back the servings..Do you rotate your carbs at all? Cause if you are eating the same way every day you will not lose...your body adapts to the same thing....you have to mix it up in order to get results..high on training days, low on non training days..Drinking plenty of water??? Make sure you are getting plenty of protein...you can eat tuna..turkey breasts and so on as well...keep your diet w/ some variety so you dont get bored w/ it..I would only do 1-2 tbsp of flax a day..

 

[new@gettinbig]

I would cut out the skim and regular milk as well...use water instead...keep fruit to a minimum...I usually have 4-5 strawberries or 1/2 a grapefruit for breakfast and that is it for fruit. What is your bodyfat now?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

hey im just wondering if cardio is necessary to cut/? and how much 5 days a week for 60 min? isnt that catabolic?

I do 6 days a week cardio for an hour-so it is not too much

 

[missyd143]

that is too much for muscle loss...what is the intensity dimond.? and how many calories per pund bodyweight should i be eating if im doin that much cardio>
and also u said cut out the fat...i mean u need fat to burn fat correct?

 

[BatZgirl]

hey im just wondering if cardio is necessary to cut/? and how much 5 days a week for 60 min? isnt that catabolic?

I do about 60 minutes of cardio at least 3 times a week. A read an article once that suggested you try out different Cardio Workouts in order to not get bored. Well I tried that too. I started doing bicyle then treadmill and then the stepper and it definately helps much more and also works different parts of your body.

I found The Stepper to be the most effective though, try going on it for 60 minutes. Every 5 or so minutes change the speed, start off slow,then faster , then slower, then faster - it realy helps you'll see

Let me know how it goes :_)

 

[TheGame23]

I think the biggest key to cardio being catabolic or not is intensity and timing. For example, if you do cardio first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, or post weight lifting, you would benefit from longer duration and low-mid intensity. You will use your stored fat for energy and not your muscles. If your muscles are full of glycogen, then high intensity works better until you can use up that blood sugar and stored glycogen for energy.

 

[NY Muscle]

"technically" you dont or shouldnt need cardio to cut, but in practical application it never works out that way...what i mean is...if you burn say 300-400cals (actual cals not what the cheesy machines say you burn) after doing a bout of cardio...then theorretically you could skip the cardio and just cut 400 cals out of your daily calorie intake...but myslef and many others find that unless you have great genetics, you will need to do cardio....also many people like myself would prefer to be able to eat more throughout the day and just do more cardio....

also i would 1st start cutting the cals then add in the cardio, dont just jump into 60minutes of cardio, because after say 4 weeks and you arent losing you will end up adding more time to the cardio, then again after another 3-4 weeks, until you are up to some insane amount like 1.5-2hrs which i personally think is ludicrous and not needed, so cut the cals 1st, drop them down to maybe 10-12 times your body weight in calories, do about 30minutes a day, then start working up. HIIT cardio is really good, if you do HIIT i wouldnt go over 30 minutes.