How Much Cardio do YOU do?

[big_k]

Just interested in how much cardio everyone does (if any) whether its on cycle, off, bulking or cutting!

Oh and lets hear what you do for cardio.


Right now I am cutting...doing 1 hour on the treadmill, going to bump it up eventually when the weight loss stops.

[Oki-Des]

I like to do an hour every morning before eating or drinking anything. I do this all the time, but just started less than one year ago. Helps me thin out and I think it keeps some of the water weight off.

[Gears]

I do 1hr of low intensity cardio in the AM on an empty stomach usually 6 days a week mainly because it helps me relieve stress, but it def keeps the fat down. I also have a very physical job where i'm pretty much moving steel for 4-5 hrs 5 days a week, so I get a ton of cardio, which is good since I have a very very hard time cutting calories.

[bodybuilder1107]

i do mon-sat 6 a.m on empty stomach(i know contraversial) but i to get the best results like this and as oki said its great for water shed ill gain 2 pounds salt bloat on cheat day (sunday and rest day)and have it gone on tuesday morning and back into fat burning, i do elliptical for one hour and stay in target heart rate the entire time except when i spike it everyonce in a while to burn fat up

[T_Own]

sometimes i do none but during sports (9 months of the year) i do a lot, either on my own or at practice, about an hour or 3 hours respectively

[johnnybigguns]

I don't do too much but im starting to step it up

[NBRD1808]

At the moment im doing cardio 5 days a week 40-50mins first thing in the am to lean up which usually consists of x trainer or treadmill.i only wish i had continued cardio during my bulk...too late now though so now i just gotta smash it abit harder.

every now and then i will do cardio after my weight work out as well

[0tolerance]

i dont really do any cardio...
but i manage to lose my fat

[Ernst]

Are we including wild sex here?

[Kal02]

Twice a week right now thats cuz of sports or else I prolly wuddnt run lol...but during football season, its running every day.

[InsaneInTheMembrane]

Kinda hard to vote cuz

1. I don't do cardio off cycle and/or bulking
2. I only do cardio when I cut
3. I ramp up the cardio week to week, starting with AM cardio 3x, then5x, then 7x then I throw in PWO cardio 3x and finally 4-5x along with AM ed

[big_k]

Are we including wild sex here?

cardio is cardio....whatever gets your heart pumping.

[Dukkit]

none

other then sex 2-3 times a day

but im always bulking so cardio doesnt work for me

[rich1234]

None

[xo3et]

I had done around 3 runs in just over 3 mths as I was trying to bulk. I did boxing for a living so I would train 3 times a day before I decided to stop..

However I have now started to do 3-4mile run 5 days a week, Sunday - Thursday. As I HATE the fact I I am not as fit as I use to be. I always use to run on a empty stomach, but now I am making sure I get up earlier to have a shake with oats.

[smokethedays]

I do short sprints, up hill sprints, and soccer, my favorite

[run_n_fool]

I run probably 4x a week anywhere from 3-5 miles a pop. I also do a little swimming as well. Both of these are out of habit. Running clears my mind like nothing else.

[MR_T]

play soccer with the foreign kids on Sundays, get tons of cardio and takes care of all the stress. thinking about joining an mma/kick boxing gym when im done with school

[POPS]

4 days/week, 45 min/day low intens. pwo target h.r.120-130bpm.

[jimmyinkedup]

right now im working hard to drop bf and i have the time so just under 9 hrs/ week ....

[POPS]

jimmy, could you be more specific on your routine?

[jimmyinkedup]

1 :15 in am on non wo days (3 days)
45 min am /30 min pwo on wo day (4days)
low intesnsity ...target hr in fat burning zone ...not cardio zone ...treadmill ...slight inline 1-2%

[POPS]

great! Do you thing my cardio is sufficient? Right now I'm 5'7 190, want to be a pretty big and lean 180 within the next 60 days. Possible??

[run_n_fool]

If your diet is in order that should be quite do-able.

[jimmyinkedup]

^^^ 10 lbs in 60 days definately do-able...diet and cardio dependent of course...if u r steadily losing now without losing much muscle mass id say keep doing what ur doing ....if u need to add it in on non wo days - then so be it...but i would think if diet and resistance training in order the cardio u are doing should easily drop 10 lbs in 60 days... diet is equally important if not more so...

[POPS]

oats for b-fast, turkey chili for lunch, chic, fish, lean steak w/either steamed veggies of salads for dinner, cottage cheese before bed, pwo shake, and almonds and a ton of water throughout the day. Ill also throw in some low fat yogurt and natural peanut butter in also on a slice of ww.bread with pwo shake. Look ok??

[jimmyinkedup]

^^ bro this guys thread is getting totally jacked here *L* If what u r doing is working and u arent sacrificing much muscle mass while burning fat keep doing it. If not and diet needs tweaking post it in diet thread here 4 some input...sound cool?

[POPS]

yep! Thanks bro!

[Matt]

45mins x 3 days per week...

[sam1969]

4 time a week i do 10 minutes jogging before lifting then after my routine i do another 20 minutes of elliptic.