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I'm trying to lose weight so I increased my cardio from 1 hour to almost 2 hours (1 and a half to two hours) five to six times a week. My trainer said its going to burn muscle if do that much cardio. Will it help if I take a protein shake before my runs? Thanks
if your goal if fat loss while trying to maintain muscle there is no reason to ever cardio for more than 45 minutes. And taking a protein shake before you run would be pointless as you would only be using this as your energy fuel in your cardio session while you are trying to target fat. I don't usually advise my hardcore lifters to run in the first place. Just maintain the right 65% max heart rate for at least 30 minutes on an empty stomach.
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Originally Posted by LiveHuge
Is there a reason for the 45 minute limit? Even my heart rate is at the fat burning zone the whole time?
If you don't mind losing a tad bit of muscle, it will be fine. Do not have a shake before cardio. Cardio is best done on an empty stomach.
What exactly is your goal here? Just to lose fat? With a clean cutting diet, and 6 cardio days/week, for 1 hour at 65% MHR, you will see nice results. And maybe looking into an ECA stack. It works great. You shouldn't have to sacrafice muscle to lose some fat.
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Originally Posted by xlxBigSexyxlx
Yes, I just want to lose fat, my goal is to lose another 20-25 pounds, I went from 205 to 175 pounds (I'm 23, 5'9, 16%BF) and I'm trying to get below 10% BF. I'm am having a very hard time losing the rest of my weight, I just started taking Meridia which I'm hoping will help curb my apetite.
over training, going to lose a lot of muscle
Just in my legs? Or all over?Quote:
Originally Posted by nyjetsfan86
If you need to do that much cardio then there is something VERY wrong with your diet. Post it up, lets have a look.
I'm not following any diets in the forum, I'm just trying to keep my calories down.Quote:
Originally Posted by perfectbeast2001
Breakfast
2 cups special K with low fat soymilk
Snack
Salad with vinegar
Lunch
1 Scoop choclate protein shake blended with banana and ice
Snack
Fruit - Usually a plum or an apple
Dinner
Protein Shake with salad
^^ WOW,
so many things wrong with what your doing.......where to start.....
are you a women? because you eat like my mother but she atleast gets one real protein source in her dietQuote:
Originally Posted by aolsux00
That is a terrible diet. You're losing a ton of muscle and slowing your metabolism down.
Muscle maintenance should be #1 in any cutting diet IMO... because muscle is the key to having a high metabolism, and losing even more fat.