do any pro body builders actually do HIIT cardio??

[bowzar]

Hey///
I am just curious about something. A few people I know swear by HIIT to drop some weight. I agree HIIT may sound better for an athlete trying to develop better conditioning but how do bodybuilders do it?

For one, it seems like a horrible idea to do it after a weight workout and if done on off days, wouldn't that simply hinder recovery?

I don't know of any big pro bodybuilders that actually use HIIT but it seems like it's still one of those constant debates - HIIT vs Steady State.

I just don't see how a bodybuilder ( especially a pro bodybuilder ) can actually include it in their routines without drastically loosing size and strength.

 

[bowzar]

Hey///
I am just curious about something. A few people I know swear by HIIT to drop some weight. I agree HIIT may sound better for an athlete trying to develop better conditioning but how do bodybuilders do it?

For one, it seems like a horrible idea to do it after a weight workout and if done on off days, wouldn't that simply hinder recovery?

I don't know of any big pro bodybuilders that actually use HIIT but it seems like it's still one of those constant debates - HIIT vs Steady State.

I just don't see how a bodybuilder ( especially a pro bodybuilder ) can actually include it in their routines without drastically loosing size and strength.

 

[jt339]

Hey///
I am just curious about something. A few people I know swear by HIIT to drop some weight. I agree HIIT may sound better for an athlete trying to develop better conditioning but how do bodybuilders do it?

For one, it seems like a horrible idea to do it after a weight workout and if done on off days, wouldn't that simply hinder recovery?

I don't know of any big pro bodybuilders that actually use HIIT but it seems like it's still one of those constant debates - HIIT vs Steady State.

I just don't see how a bodybuilder ( especially a pro bodybuilder ) can actually include it in their routines without drastically loosing size and strength.

Brb, asking Jay Cutler.

But seriously, the serious BBers I know only do that during the off/bulking season when carbs are much higher. It doesn't make much sense to do it when carb depleted as your body gets its energy from the glycolytic pathway (anaerobic respiration) and when glycogen is used up it resorts to muscle. You don't have to worry about this so much on a bulk as its going to take an insane amount of sprints to burn off 300g+ of stored glycogen before you get to that muscle.

 

[bowzar]

Brb, asking Jay Cutler.

But seriously, the serious BBers I know only do that during the off/bulking season when carbs are much higher. It doesn't make much sense to do it when carb depleted as your body gets its energy from the glycolytic pathway (anaerobic respiration) and when glycogen is used up it resorts to muscle. You don't have to worry about this so much on a bulk as its going to take an insane amount of sprints to burn off 300g+ of stored glycogen before you get to that muscle.

ya but i thought u still burn / loose some muscle even when u have lots of glycogen stored in the muscles?

 

[zomg1234]

Maybe more athletes that seriously lift, I mean look at body builders, they don't look like much of runners.

 

[camnewt]

light cardio like eliptical or cyle within the fat burn heart range, thats what they do