Cardio! yuck!

[Bren]

well as much as cardio sucks it is necessary to get/stay in shape.
how much is too much? if the cardio i am doing is low impact, (on the bike) is it healthy to do a hour a day? if i break it up into one or more sessions is it ok to do more than an hour?

[Bren]

bump

[kaberle_15]

If that's you in your avi you dont look like you need that much cardio for the sake of just being healthy.........doing cardio 3-4 times a week for 45min-an hour is my suggestion but if you want more you can do more, it is not unhealthy to do cardio everyday.

[Lfs2shrt2bsml]

how about 20 mins 1 day a fortnight lol

[Bren]

to be honest i am trying to get cut up and i am doing 1 hour of cardio a day an 2- 30min sessions.i have only been doing this for a week now.
i have a bit of a belly and i am having trouble getting my 6pack to come out.
i have had my diet in check for about 6 months now and i to weight training 5 days a week.
my muscles are getting bigger but my belly will not go away.
if my diet is in check than cardio should be all i need, correct?

[novastepp]

if your diet is in check you don't even need cardio.

do you feel tired, fatigued, or any of the sort when doing cardio? try taking caffeine and a baby aspirin before. or, if you so choose. 25mg ephedrine, 200mg caffeine and a baby aspirin before. ECA stack.

i personally love cardio, and on days i don't lift, i do 1.5-2 hours. hour every single morning. and then a 30,45, or 60 minute session in the evening.

[scrillaman]

for real? ^^^ is that u in the pic?

[jef]

i'm cutting down. everyone is different regarding not needing to do cardio when the diet is picture perfect. my nutritionist believes the same thing but for me; I have to do the cardio to lean out the way i want.
to answer your q...i'd do moderate to high intensity for 20-30 minutes 3 times a week and increase it to 4xw in 2-3 weeks then to 4+xw there after assuming you want to lean up within the next 12-16 weeks

[Bren]

yes that is me in the pic. It does not show belly.
I will try the aspirin tomorrow. I already take 400mg of caffeine daly
what is +xw?

[Bren]

thanks for all the advice guys.
im starting this week with 30min 3 times, then next week 4X and so on.
i don't know if it was placebo or not but when i took the aspirin today i did have much more energy.

[novastepp]

i'm cutting down. everyone is different regarding not needing to do cardio when the diet is picture perfect. my nutritionist believes the same thing but for me; I have to do the cardio to lean out the way i want.
to answer your q...i'd do moderate to high intensity for 20-30 minutes 3 times a week and increase it to 4xw in 2-3 weeks then to 4+xw there after assuming you want to lean up within the next 12-16 weeks

post your diet in the diet section if you're cutting.

[novastepp]

thanks for all the advice guys.
im starting this week with 30min 3 times, then next week 4X and so on.
i don't know if it was placebo or not but when i took the aspirin today i did have much more energy.

do it every day. no reason not to if you are serious about cutting. is your diet posted anywhere bro?

[StoneGRMI]

Can you just do all your cardio in 1 session? From my own experience 30 minutes twice a day didn't do anything for fat loss and then I did 1 hour in the morning before breakfast THEN it was like night/day.

[Bren]

no, but here it is
my cutting diet.
Breakfast; 60g protein shake, 2tsps of flaxseed oil, multivitamin, 2glasses of milk(fat free), yogurt, and usually a apple.
snack;cup of cottage cheese(fat free) w/ fresh pineapple,2tsp of peanut butter.
lunch; turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with spinach, tomato, multivitamins,grape fruit,2tsp of raisins.
snack; 3 boiled eggs, glass of milk(fat free) antioxidant pill(grape seed extract).
Dinner; protein shake, cottage cheese (fat free) boiled chicken breasts, steamed broccoli.
snack; garlic extract, melatonin.

i try to stick to these numbers,

Breakfast;600 calories
snack;250
Lunch;600
snack;250
Dinner;600
snack;250
+/- 200 cal depending on exorcise.
wht do you think?

[soulstealer]

no, but here it is
my cutting diet.
Breakfast; 60g protein shake, 2tsps of flaxseed oil, multivitamin, 2glasses of milk(fat free), yogurt, and usually a apple.
snack;cup of cottage cheese(fat free) w/ fresh pineapple,2tsp of peanut butter.
lunch; turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with spinach, tomato, multivitamins,grape fruit,2tsp of raisins.
snack; 3 boiled eggs, glass of milk(fat free) antioxidant pill(grape seed extract).
Dinner; protein shake, cottage cheese (fat free) boiled chicken breasts, steamed broccoli.
snack; garlic extract, melatonin.

i try to stick to these numbers,

Breakfast;600 calories
snack;250
Lunch;600
snack;250
Dinner;600
snack;250
+/- 200 cal depending on exorcise.
wht do you think?

Wow your diet sux... sorry bro but it needs work... read the diet sticky...

[Bren]

i guess i need help?

[soulstealer]

Ya dude read the stickies.....Most of the stuff your consuming is garbage... Milk/Yogert/fat freec ottage cheese /pineapple/bread/raisens... all garbage carbs....Fruit PWO only Brownrice/yams/oatmeal as your carb sources Protein powder PWO only or to say bulster a meal thats lacking a little.... the fat from the yolks is almost pointless especially not 14g of fat...and you need to keep the calories more uniform all day for a sample check out my thread..
http://forums.steroid.com/showthread.php?t=330825 the diets near the bottom

[novastepp]

no, but here it is
my cutting diet.


Breakfast; 60g protein shake, 2tsps of flaxseed oil, multivitamin, 2glasses of milk(fat free), yogurt, and usually a apple.
ok if you're doing cardio every morning, which you should start doing, have a pro/fat meal. change this meal completely. precook some chicken breast so you can just nuke em for a minute. and have 1-2. then go ahead and take your flax and make it a pro/fat meal right there. keep the multivitamin in too.

snack;cup of cottage cheese(fat free) w/ fresh pineapple,2tsp of peanut butter.
good pro/fat meal again if you drop the pineapple. the cottage cheese and peanut butter combo is a good long term food source, your next meal should be 3 hours after this one.

lunch; turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with spinach, tomato, multivitamins,grape fruit,2tsp of raisins.
looks like we're going pro/carb here. by turkey sandwich i hope you mean a shit load of turkey on those two slices of bread. the whole wheat bread isn't a bad carb choice as long as this is the only time you eat it in a day IMO. change it up with some oats every few days just to get that quality carbs source in this diet. drop the raisins, and the grapefruit will do your metabolism wonders with the carbs

snack; 3 boiled eggs, glass of milk(fat free) antioxidant pill(grape seed extract).
not much substance here. again, find 40g worth of your favorite protein source. if it's eggs and you're cooking them then. go for 2 whole and an extra 8 whites. could do chicken again, or even beef. if you want it to be a pro/carb meal keep the milk and add some fresh green vegetables like broccoli here. pro/fat? go for the flax again with the protein source. can't go wrong with those healthy fats.

Dinner; protein shake, cottage cheese (fat free) boiled chicken breasts, steamed broccoli.
no need for the shake. stick with the cottage cheese, chicken, and broccoli.

snack; garlic extract, melatonin.
where's the food? i like peanut butter before bad personally, couple tablespoons. you can combine that with any whole protein source you'd like.


i try to stick to these numbers,

keep your meals' numbers steady. go for around 400cals every meal. i would advise you to rethink your diet with everyone's help and then post up your next run. we can always help you critique. you have the basics down. as for the cardio, is there any reason you can't do it every morning for say 45mins-an hour?

Breakfast;600 calories
snack;250
Lunch;600
snack;250
Dinner;600
snack;250
+/- 200 cal depending on exorcise.
what do you think?

bold.

[BigPimpin76]

yes that is me in the pic. It does not show belly.
I will try the aspirin tomorrow. I already take 400mg of caffeine daly
what is +xw?

just a question bro, does the caffein make you all jittery?

[Bren]

thanks a million for helping me with my diet novastepp.
with the advice you gave me i will create a new diet for myself.

i have school 6 days a week @6am and i usually don't get off work until 9am so morning cardio is out of the question.
is doing cardio on the afternoon less efficient ?

i have been doing cardio these past 7 days every day. i am starting to really like it. i was going to take a couple days off but i felt fine and craved more. so i have been doing it every day.

[Bren]

caffeine made me a little jittery at first but it has not effected me like that for years.
it effects everyone differently. some people can't take it at all and others feel minimum effect. if you don't think about it and just go about the day you will get used to it.
i have read studies that you burn 15% more calories with caffeine. i think i am just addicted to it.

[rocket22]

cardio in the morning has been debated for years, no real answer to the question. Just make sure and do your cardio. The timing of cardio isn't that important in the long run if you just make sure and be consistent.

[Gears]

i personally love cardio, and on days i don't lift, i do 1.5-2 hours. hour every single morning. and then a 30,45, or 60 minute session in the evening.

Even when bulking? Did this ever hurt your gains? Also, did your calories limit/dieting stragety change on days you didn`t lift?

[novastepp]

Even when bulking? Did this ever hurt your gains? Also, did your calories limit/dieting stragety change on days you didn`t lift?

i bulked once and did no cardio, and i gained a little too fast if u know aht i mean . i do it when i want when bulking. and my last bulk it didn't hurt my gains at all. just got to eat.

[novastepp]

thanks a million for helping me with my diet novastepp.
with the advice you gave me i will create a new diet for myself.

i have school 6 days a week @6am and i usually don't get off work until 9am so morning cardio is out of the question.
is doing cardio on the afternoon less efficient ?

i put it this way. it doesn't really matter when you do cardio...as long as you do it.

i have been doing cardio these past 7 days every day. i am starting to really like it. i was going to take a couple days off but i felt fine and craved more. so i have been doing it every day.

morning cardio is a nice energy boost for me in the morning but the jury will be out forever. just get it done man. you'll love it more and more.

[Bren]

novastepp, is that Dhalsim? YOGA FIRE!

[rocket22]

looks like a character from street fighter

[novastepp]

novastepp, is that Dhalsim? YOGA FIRE!

yes sir. i like the pic. he actually looks big.