Cardio Twice a Day - 1300 Calories Burned

[bcap]

Hey guys, quick question here.

Today i want to get a good cardio workout in. Would it be bad if i went 1 hour cardio @ 65%hr in the afternoon (burn about 500-600 calories) then another 45 minute cardio @ 65%hr tonight (burn about 700-800 calories)?

I don't see this being a problem, as i'll be doing both on as much an empty stomach as i can, so it's not like i'm burning nutrients that i need to get me through the day, right?

Let me knwo what you think, thanks

Bryan

[magic32]

The answer here is largely contingent upon your goal, which is unstated.
Answering these will give us more to go on when considering your benefit from two a day cardio sessions, and if an hour and 45mins is appropriate or overdoing it:

What is your profile (ht, wt, bf)?
Are you trying to lose weight, fat or both?
Are you working under time constraints (spring break, a contest, summer)
Are you lifting weights also, would this be done on the same day?
Are you on AAS, if so are you specifically cutting?

M.

[IronAdam]

Thats overkill imo and will just sap your energy. If you follow the proper diet you should be able to get by on 3 days of heavy intense lifting and 3-4 days of 45-60 minutes of cardio. Stay at a moderate pace and you're more likely to stick to it for a long time. No sense in burning yourself out like that in one day.

[bcap]

hey

thanks for the responses. as you guys may (or obviously may not) know, I am currently on a 12 week transformation. I am cutting (I have a thread on this board if you wanna follow my progress). My weight is 195, 6foot, bf is unknown, but is probably aroundn 20%. I am cutting like i said. This will not "tire me out" as i am on a very strict schedule. And iwouldn't be doing weights today either, I just want to be able to burn an extra little bit seeming as i had a cheat on Saturday.

Thanks, Bryan

[magic32]

Two-A-Days can be VERY benefical when goal/timing specific!

M.

[magic32]

hey

thanks for the responses. as you guys may (or obviously may not) know, I am currently on a 12 week transformation. I am cutting (I have a thread on this board if you wanna follow my progress). My weight is 195, 6foot, bf is unknown, but is probably aroundn 20%. I am cutting like i said. This will not "tire me out" as i am on a very strict schedule. And iwouldn't be doing weights today either, I just want to be able to burn an extra little bit seeming as i had a cheat on Saturday.

Thanks, Bryan

Are you talking about doing double sessions for ONE DAY?

M.

[bcap]

Yeah just one day. Usually i do weights a.m. cardio afternoon, but today i missed my weights due to complications, so i'd like to do 2 cardio sessions, 1 afternoon, 1 night.

[bcap]

I would be doing both on an empty stomach, and would keep hr around 65%

[IronAdam]

If you feel like you can get away with it go ahead and do it. If you still have like 10 weeks of dieting to go I think you might be killing yourself for no reason. The whole cheat on sunday run 10 miles on monday thing doesn't work. Slow and steady wins the race.

[bcap]

Agreed. I just feel guilty both because I didn't do cardio yesterday, cheated sat night and missed workout this morning. I feel i need to do something extra to regain myself.

[magic32]

Yeah just one day. Usually i do weights a.m. cardio afternoon, but today i missed my weights due to complications, so i'd like to do 2 cardio sessions, 1 afternoon, 1 night.

Then it's not even an issue.
I thought you were speaking of a regimen for period of time.
Go ahead!

M.

[bcap]

thats what i thought. thanks a bunch!

[novastepp]

Hey guys, quick question here.

Today i want to get a good cardio workout in. Would it be bad if i went 1 hour cardio @ 65%hr in the afternoon (burn about 500-600 calories) then another 45 minute cardio @ 65%hr tonight (burn about 700-800 calories)?

I don't see this being a problem, as i'll be doing both on as much an empty stomach as i can, so it's not like i'm burning nutrients that i need to get me through the day, right?

Let me knwo what you think, thanks

Bryan

your body has a thresh hold of fat that it will burn in a given time (usually a week). if you are doing that routine daily, you will pretty much guaranteed be over that limit. and after that...it's muscle burn time. i woudln't do it daily. maybe 2 times a week. but if you go into overkill on the fat burning you will release stress hormones and it will hinder long-term fat loss. so think it through...and if you are doing significantly more cardio you might need to adjust your calorie in take accordingly.