Is cardio while cutting a waste?

[Mr.G-ville]

I compete at the national level and I can say I never do cardio,you can diet and take gear and get shearded,you will not see a pro bodybuider doing cardio. a pro told me once,if you have enough energy to do cardio then you should be lifting more weights.Try doing dropsets and supersets with only 30 sec. rest between sets,then try doing cardio.true cardio is important to be phsically fit but you can get shreared without it.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

I compete at the national level and I can say I never do cardio,you can diet and take gear and get shearded,you will not see a pro bodybuider doing cardio. a pro told me once,if you have enough energy to do cardio then you should be lifting more weights.Try doing dropsets and supersets with only 30 sec. rest between sets,then try doing cardio.true cardio is important to be phsically fit but you can get shreared without it.

BULLSHIT-I KNOW 1 OF THE TOP PROS IN THE WORLD AND HE KNOWS ALL OF THE TOP GUYS AND HE TOLD ME THAT FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRE CONTEST, THEY ALL DO CARDIO-SOME ALOT, SOME A LITTLE

 

[Yll]

El Cubano

I do dread doing cardio just like most people but if improving my physique means doing cardio then im all for it. Laziness is not really the issue. Actually I kind of like the rush I get from some intense cardio. I was just curious to find out how many of you succesfully reached your goals without it and from some posts ive read a few people have done it through manipulating their diet/supplementation/drugs. I do appreciate your opinion and thank you for replying. Im gonna have to bump this up as I am still curious to see what others have to say.

 

[Wombat]

BULLSHIT-I KNOW 1 OF THE TOP PROS IN THE WORLD AND HE KNOWS ALL OF THE TOP GUYS AND HE TOLD ME THAT FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS PRE CONTEST, THEY ALL DO CARDIO-SOME ALOT, SOME A LITTLE

Sorry but 2 weeks of cardio isnt considered cardio----The everyday Joe isn't going to see much in the change of his body with 2 weeks of cardio-----Some of the top pros your talking about won't even walk up a flight of stairs because they don't want to burn the cals-----A lot of them rely on heavy drug use and pin point dieting to get low---The word cardio is more for the mags---peace

 

[Yll]

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Originally posted by BrickGirl
I went from 16% bodyfat to 8.9% bodyfat in 2 months by taking my cardio completly out and changing up my diet and being 100% strict on it...easy as pie
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Posted by Beezers

I'm with her on this. The best change I ever made to my cardio was to drop it. I've gone from 10%bf to my competition ready 5% without cardio. I used avidly do cardio even though I have always wanted to be as massive as possible. For some reason I couldn't shake the "brainwashing" that cardio was the best way to a better body composition. After working with a seasoned competitor at my gym I decided to drop the hours of mindless cardio and get on with my quest for mass. I was terrified of gaining pounds upon pounds of fat...just rolloing of me like jelly on a doughnut. What actually happened was I lost fat after dropping cardio. Cardio was limiting my ability to add muscle mass, so the more mass I added 1) the faster my metabolism got 2) the better my definition became. I still rely solely on DIET and the iron to contol my body composition. I beleive cardio is just too catabolic and counter-productive if you're a "physique artist".



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[RustyTromboneMan]

I walk for 30 minutes 3 times a week all year round. I dont care if Im bulking, cutting, or not juicing at all.

 

[Beezers]

I'll endorse my quoted post above. It's all about diet...umm...and drugs(but that's top secret). Cardio burns muscle which lowers metabolism which impedes fat loss and also takes away from deffinition. If you want to be a cardio warrior run a marathon...If you want to be a bodybuilder put every once of your days energy into your weight training. As Mr. G-ville said...if you have energy to do both cardio AND weight training you're not hitting the iron hard enough. In that sense cardio also robs you of a great deal of intensity during your weight training. It cuts into recouperation and drains recovery resources. The Jane Fonda cardio craze of the 70's belongs in the past.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

I'll endorse my quoted post above. It's all about diet...umm...and drugs(but that's top secret). Cardio burns muscle which lowers metabolism which impedes fat loss and also takes away from deffinition. If you want to be a cardio warrior run a marathon...If you want to be a bodybuilder put every once of your days energy into your weight training. As Mr. G-ville said...if you have energy to do both cardio AND weight training you're not hitting the iron hard enough. In that sense cardio also robs you of a great deal of intensity during your weight training. It cuts into recouperation and drains recovery resources. The Jane Fonda cardio craze of the 70's belongs in the past.

for any 1 with a slow metabolism, cardio is the way to lose fat

 

[gUiLe]

Originally posted by BrickGirl
I went from 16% bodyfat to 8.9% bodyfat in 2 months by taking my cardio completly out and changing up my diet and being 100% strict on it...easy as pie


Hmmm. I bet if cardio was added ALONG with the new diet, she
would have gotten down to maybe 6 or 7%. I do cardio 3x a
week. I have no problem with burning muscle. If you over do
the cardio, you'll lose muscle. I think on cutting cycle, 45 min at
the MOST. When I am bulking, I will do 25 min. That's it. I don't
think there is a legit reason to NOT do any cardio. It has to
be done.....PERIOD!
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[Wombat]

for any 1 with a slow metabolism, cardio is the way to lose fat

eating small meals every 1 1/2-2 1/2 hrs will do much more for someone with a slow metabolism then cardio could ever do.....