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    cardio post cycle

    just finished cycle of 2 weeks m1t 2weeks 1test/4ad

    im on day 5 of pct when can i start cardio again so i dont cut into any new muscle gainned?

    wait until after pct?

    was thinking 15-20 mins aday 3 times weekly

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    Yeah thats fine. Just dont overdo the cardio.

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    15-20 minutes is not nearly enough for fat burning. Lipolysis starts around 20 minutes, so you need to do at least 20 minutes, preferrably 1 hour. A brisk walk is all you need to burn fat, anything more will use muscle glycogen in the muscles being used in cardio.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsa
    15-20 minutes is not nearly enough for fat burning. Lipolysis starts around 20 minutes, so you need to do at least 20 minutes, preferrably 1 hour. A brisk walk is all you need to burn fat, anything more will use muscle glycogen in the muscles being used in cardio.
    what if i do a light jog, almost like a trot but i stay well within my target hr it shouldnt eat into he muscle?

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    The army says to get a maximum cardio workout, you have to exercise for at least 20 min. Then I think why the hell we always have to do 3 hour ruck marches?

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    Spoon, as long as your hr is in the range of 65%-75% MHR, your good to go. A brisk walk is just a fast walk, so its easy and you can do it for hours at ease if you wanted.

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    I betting that the military are using cardio as increasing endurance, rather than burn fat. Otherwise you would be doing 3 hour ruck walks

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsa
    Spoon, as long as your hr is in the range of 65%-75% MHR, your good to go. A brisk walk is just a fast walk, so its easy and you can do it for hours at ease if you wanted.

    thanks bro.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nsa
    I betting that the military are using cardio as increasing endurance, rather than burn fat. Otherwise you would be doing 3 hour ruck walks
    Yes, very much so increasing endurance. To be able to do more and longer ruck marches. And obsticle courses in the rain.

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