which cardio to do?

[satchboogie]

when i say timing of food intake is critical here's what it comes down to..


pre workout meal. (very important)

post workout meal. (critical)

middle of the night meal (important)

any meal other than the abovementioned is not as important.
now that doesn't mean that you can pig out, or starve. it basically means that those 3 abovementioned meals are proabably the major contributors to growth and quicker rejuvenation.

 

[Bulldog_10]

when you're on the juice in a slightly different ballgame.

cardio indeed wont be as catabolic as if you were naturally training. however, even with the juice cardio will burn muscle. sure you'll gain it right back within no time since you're on the sauce but dont fool yourself into thinking that cardio isn't somewhat catabolic.

and by the way... that's not only my opinion but also.....

PROVEN SCIENTIFICALLY.

I believe, and don't quote me on this, that the theory on cardio is that it is not catabolic...rather, it hinders strength and power gains...However, the reasons for this are poorly understood. There are a couple theories about this though...including a theory that cardio may produce a change from fast-twitch glycolytic (FG) fiber type to fast-twitch oxidative/glycolytic (FOG) fiber type...

There are a couple of others that I can't remember right now...but i know most of them have to do with metabolic enzyme changes within the muscles, which relates to the first theory about fiber type.

I'll look some things up and get back to you on this...but like I said, the relationship between cardio and strength gains are poorly understood at this time.

 

[jc21]

how steep of an incline?

about level 3

 

[hinson4]

Just like periodization with weights, mix it up man. If you are doing slow steady cardio do it on an empty stomach with some yohimbine / burn.

"cardio burns muscle. why would you wanna lose muscle?"
Ah yes, well eating enough puts on fat... why would you want to put on fat? - Because you have to put on some fat to gain muscle! Just like you have to spare a little muscle to lose some fat with cardio. Of course this is elitefitness, and there is chemical magic out there to take muscle loss out of this equation.

2 steps forward one step back man.