cardio every workout

[purplerain45]

I lift 4 days in a row at any given time during the week upper 2 day lower 2 days of course broken up. I do cardio 20 mins every time i lift either before or after. Someone mentioned that cardio is not good for muscle development. Please enlighten me.

 

[koi]

It depends on the type cardio. Look at the difference between a 100m sprinter and a marathon runner.

I do my cardio first thing in the morning and lift late in the afternoon. I've just started doing peak 8 intervals on the bike and it destroys you. Check it out.

10 minutes cardio before a lifting session is always good to warm up with.

Koi.

 

[1badmofo]

20 mins of cardio is good for your health and you physique. If you did an hour everyday you might have trouble adding/keeping any size. Depends on your goals. I like to do 20 mins light to modereate cardio after legs because it gets the blood pumping and seems to clear out the lactic acid so that I'm not sore. A tip I picked up from Dorian Yates.

 

[B-BOI]

I'm doing cardio twice a day now (from once a day) for 45min each session not having any problems adding muscle, might be the juice though.

When I wasn't on juice I still did 30-45mins a day and never had trouble either. I think if you eat properly you should be fine but I could be wrong. What works for me might not for the next guy.

Cardio is good for you though there are so many benefits to it. it's good for your heart, you get increased endurance and stamina, healthier lungs, increased metabolism, it improves your immune system, reduced risk of heart disease, lowers cholesterol, helps with relief from depression ans anxiety, fuck the list goes on and on.

I think you should be fine at 20mins 4 times a week without hurting your gains.

 

[Teutonic]

I love it..use it to warm up, especially my knee s for legs..or to wrap up a work out..or to stare at someones wife or gf in front of me.

 

[cashout]

I train - bodybuilding style - 5 times a week and I do cardio for 15 minutes after each workout.

I keep my heart rate between 130 - 140 bpm for the entire 15 minute session.

At that level, I can have a conversation with the person next to me without huffing or puffing.

Most of the time, I see would-be body builders in the gym doing what they call "cardio" way way to intensely.

There is no need for your heart rate to be above 150 bpm if you are doing your cardio.

For that matter, unless you are dieting for a show and cutting, no more than 20 minutes per session is all most folks would need to keep their ticker in a nice aerobic range.

Intense cardio and long sessions increase cortisol in the blood. That has been proven over and over in published medical research. Cortisol has a negative impact on protein synthesis and will curtail muscle hypertrophy.

Regards.

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[THE-DET-OAK]

I train - bodybuilding style - 5 times a week and I do cardio for 15 minutes after each workout.

I keep my heart rate between 130 - 140 bpm for the entire 15 minute session.

At that level, I can have a conversation with the person next to me without huffing or puffing.

Most of the time, I see would-be body builders in the gym doing what they call "cardio" way way to intensely.

There is no need for your heart rate to be above 150 bpm if you are doing your cardio.

For that matter, unless you are dieting for a show and cutting, no more than 20 minutes per session is all most folks would need to keep their ticker in a nice aerobic range.

Intense cardio and long sessions increase cortisol in the blood. That has been proven over and over in published medical research. Cortisol has a negative impact on protein synthesis and will curtail muscle hypertrophy.

Regards.

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ummmmmm that is very correct sir good post.................

 

[purplerain45]

I'm sorry my cardio consist of a 20 min 3.5 to 4 mph power walk on the treadmill before workouts

 

[kev ute]

Usually by the end of my workout my heart rate is already elevated. So i just do walking uphill on the treadmill, and this alone gets my bpm up to 150-160ish. So should i walk slower to keep the bpm lower, somewhere between 120-140 bpm?

I used to do long fast runs and my bpm would only get to 170-180ish. Why from just uphill walking does it get so high? Is my current endurance and cardiovascular power just out of shape? I just recently started doing a little cardio again in the last few weeks.

 

[cashout]

Usually by the end of my workout my heart rate is already elevated. So i just do walking uphill on the treadmill, and this alone gets my bpm up to 150-160ish. So should i walk slower to keep the bpm lower, somewhere between 120-140 bpm?

I used to do long fast runs and my bpm would only get to 170-180ish. Why from just uphill walking does it get so high? Is my current endurance and cardiovascular power just out of shape? I just recently started doing a little cardio again in the last few weeks.

Really depends on your goals.

If your goal is to maximize every opportunity to build muscle, then yes back off some.

If that is not your goal and you have a more balanced objective like developing a high level of overall fitness or you are training for a particular sport or activity then you may want to stay the course.

Regards.

 

[Mr P]

moved to appropiate forum.

 

[TryinToGetStrong]

All about your goals as everyone else stated 10-15 mins of cardio prior to lifting increases calorie burning